Rural native veterans in the veterans health administration: Characteristics and service utilization patterns

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 304-310

  Kaufman, Carol E ^a,b   Brooks, Elizabeth ^a,b   Kaufmann, L Jeanne ^b   Noe, Timothy ^a,b   Nagamoto, Herbert T ^b,c   Dailey, Nancy ^b   Bair, Byron ^b   Shore, Jay ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Native American; Rural; Utilization of health services; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE; VETERANS;

EID: 84879604677     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2012.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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