Five-year Trends in Women Veterans' Use of VA Maternity Benefits, 2008-2012

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mattocks, Kristin M ^a,b   Frayne, Susan ^c,d   Phibbs, Ciaran S ^c,e   Yano, Elizabeth M ^f,g   Zephyrin, Laurie ^h   Shryock, Holly ⁱ   Haskell, Sally ^j   Katon, Jodie ^k,l   Sullivan, J Cherry ^m   Weinreb, Linda ^b   Ulbricht, Christine ^b   Bastian, Lori A ^n,o  

^a VA Central Western Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

ⁱ VHA Chief Business Office   (United States)

^j YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^m VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System   (United States)

ⁿ VA Connecticut   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREND STUDY; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892457836     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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