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Traumatic Brain Injury: The Signature Wound of the Iraq War [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the signature wound of the Iraq War. It can be caused by bullets or shrapnel hitting the head or neck, but also by the blast injuries that often result from mortar attacks or roadside bombs.
Vanessa Williamson
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Educational Hospitals Accountability of Iran from the Perspective of Veterans

open access: yesطب جانباز, 2013
Background and Purpose: health needs of veterans of the main concerns is the senior military officials,Therefore, this study marks the teaching hospitalchr('39')s response has been examined from the perspective of veterans.
J. Tabibi   +3 more
doaj  

Social determinants of mental health care systems: intensive community based Care in the Veterans Health Administration

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Since deinstitutionalization in the 1950s–1970s, public mental health care has changed its focus from asylums to general hospitals, outpatient clinics and specialized community-based programs addressing both clinical and social determinants of
Ish P. Bhalla   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Battling Red Tape: Veterans Struggle for Care and Benefits [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
More than 1.5 million troops have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. 30,000 troops are counted among those wounded in action. But hundreds of thousands of others have suffered injuries not recorded in the official tally, including the many veterans with ...
Vanessa Williamson
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Prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in ARDS: impact on intensive care unit acquired weakness.

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2016
Systemic inflammation and duration of immobilization are strong independent risk factors for development of intensive care unit- acquired weakness (ICUAW).
Gianfranco Umberto Meduri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women Warriors: Supporting She 'Who Has Borne the Battle' [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
While new positionsw and doors of opportunity have been opened for women in the services, they still face significant, unique challenges. Career progression is often slower for women and they are underrepresented in the military's senior ranks ...
Erin Mulhall
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Trends in Readmission and Mortality Rates Following Heart Failure Hospitalization in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System From 2007 to 2017.

open access: yesJAMA cardiology, 2020
Importance The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Veterans Affairs Health Care System provide incentives for hospitals to reduce 30-day readmission and mortality rates.
J. Parizo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Veterans Health Administration: Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Homes in the Nation's Largest Integrated Delivery System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Describes the implementation of a model that organizes care around an interdisciplinary team of providers who work to identify and remove barriers to access and clinical effectiveness in primary care clinics.
Sarah Klein
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Clinical review: Can we predict which patients are at risk of complications following surgery? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
There are a vast number of operations carried out every year, with a small proportion of patients being at highest risk of mortality and morbidity. There has been considerable work to try and identify these high-risk patients.
Hamilton, M, Shah, N
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Optimizing Pain Control in a Patient with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Report of Clinical Management

open access: yesClinical Management Issues, 2018
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a leading cause of low back pain and one of the most common causes of work absences. Treatment is initialized with narcotic and non-narcotic medications, which have been shown to work in the majority of patients.
Raymond E. Kennedy   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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