Improving care of chronic conditions for women veterans: Identifying opportunities for comparative effectiveness research

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-166

  Bielawski, Mark P ^a   Goldstein, Karen M ^b,c   Mattocks, Kristin M ^d,e   Bean Mayberry, Bevanne ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^a,f   Bastian, Lori A ^a,g  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; HIV; pain; veterans; women

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DULOXETINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VETERAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOGA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84897835222     PISSN: 20426305     EISSN: 20426313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/cer.14.4     Document Type: Article

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