Women veterans' healthcare delivery preferences and use by military service era: Findings from the national survey of women veterans

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Washington, Donna L ^a,b,e   Bean Mayberry, Bevanne ^a,b   Hamilton, Alison B ^a,b   Cordasco, Kristina M ^a,b,c   Yano, Elizabeth M ^a,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care preferences; Health services need; Health services utilization; VA healthcare; Women Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY SERVICE; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH; WAR; WOMEN VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; KOREAN WAR; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH; VIETNAM CONFLICT; WORLD WAR II; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892912821     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2323-y     Document Type: Article

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