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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Positron emission tomography with x‐ray computed tomography (PET/CT) is increasingly being utilized for radiation treatment planning (RTP). Accurate delivery of RT therefore depends on quality PET/CT data. This study covers quality control (QC) procedures required for PET/CT for diagnostic imaging and incremental QC required for RTP.
Ran Klein +7 more
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Associations Between Natural Language Processing (NLP) Enriched Social Determinants of Health and Suicide Death among US Veterans [PDF]
, 2022 Importance: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are known to be associated with increased risk of suicidal behaviors, but few studies utilized SDOH from unstructured electronic health record (EHR) notes. Objective: To investigate associations between suicide and recent SDOH, identified using structured and unstructured data.
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Food insecurity in veteran households: findings from nationally representative data [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVE: The present study is the first to use nationally representative data to compare rates of food insecurity among households with veterans of the US Armed Forces and non-veteran households.
Byrne, Thomas H. +3 more
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Journal of Veterans Studies, 2017 This study uses multinomial logistic regression models to identify significant predictors of graduation and persistence for veteran and military-aligned students (n=1141) at one veteran-friendly, not-for-profit institution.
Bonnie Fox Garrity
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Drug Interactions in Iranian Veterans With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury - A Descriptive Study
International Clinical Neuroscience Journal, 2020 Background: Veterans with chronic spinal cord injury usually have various comorbidities. They are, therefore, visited by different doctors and use different medications. It is necessary to monitor the health of these veterans. One of the important issues
Ashkan Divanbeigi +5 more
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Automated Identification of Eviction Status from Electronic Health Record Notes [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, ocad081,
2023, 2022 Objective: Evictions are important social and behavioral determinants of health. Evictions are associated with a cascade of negative events that can lead to unemployment, housing insecurity/homelessness, long-term poverty, and mental health problems.
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Media Review: Served Like a Girl
Journal of Veterans Studies, 2019 According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the number of homeless women veterans increased by seven percent from 2016 to 2017 compared to a one percent increase among the male veteran population. Served Like a Girl, by Lysa
Natesha L. Smith
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Addressing Veteran Homelessness to Prevent Veteran Suicides [PDF]
Psychiatric Services, 2018 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is shifting its focus from ending veteran homelessness to preventing veteran suicides. With supporting data, this Open Forum argues that VA homelessness services also help address veteran suicides. Analysis of a nationally representative survey of U.S.
Louis Trevisan +3 more
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Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 2022 There is little available research on what constitutes a culturally informed program to treat mental health conditions among military, veteran, and emergency services personnel.
Jonathan Lane +3 more
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The Role of Companion Dogs in the VA Maryland Health Care System Whole Health(y) GeroFit Program
Animals, 2023 GeroFit is a gym-based exercise program that promotes health and wellness among older sedentary veterans. The aims of the current study were to determine whether providing a companion dog as an alternative to gym-based exercise would similarly affect ...
Heidi K. Ortmeyer +3 more
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