Healthcare utilization and costs of Veterans screened and assessed for traumatic brain injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1047-1068

  Stroupe, Kevin T ^a,b   Smith, Bridget M ^a,b,c   Hogan, Timothy P ^d,h   St Andre, Justin R ^e   Pape, Theresa ^a,c,f   Steiner, Monica L ^c   Proescher, Eric ^g   Huo, Zhiping ^a   Evans, Charlesnika T ^a,c,f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Health Research and Educational Trust   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Department of Veterans affairs; Evaluation; Head injury; Healthcare costs; Healthcare utilization; Operation enduring freedom; Operation Iraqi freedom; Traumatic brain injury; Veterans

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; EVALUATION; HEAD INJURIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION; OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM; OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VETERANS;

BRAIN; COSTS;

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

COST ANALYSIS; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; EVALUATION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTHCARE COSTS; HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION; OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM; OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERANS;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AMBULATORY CARE; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890841493     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.06.0107     Document Type: Article

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