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Veterans’ Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerpt] The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers pension programs for certain low-income veterans and their surviving spouses and dependent children.
Davis, Carol D, Szymendera, Scott D
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Veteran Employment: A Study into Barriers in Healthcare Industry Positions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: While there are many challenges veterans face while making the transition to the civilian lifestyle, undoubtedly one of the more frustrating factors is finding employment.
Derricks, Debby, Saldana, Javier
core   +1 more source

Effect of Implementing a Dashboard With or Without a Best Practice Alert on HLA‐B*58:01 Testing Rates Among Allopurinol Users at VA Medical Centers

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The American College of Rheumatology recommends HLA‐B*58:01 allele testing before the initiation of allopurinol, specifically among Asian and African American/Black patients, due to their increased risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions. However, testing rates remain low at many health care facilities.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engaging Student Veterans as Researchers: Libraries Initiating Campus Collaborations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Student veteran enrollment in higher education has increased significantly following the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Molina & Morse, 2015). The professional literature of academic libraries includes several examples of outreach to this growing population, most of
Bowles-Terry, Melissa   +1 more
core   +3 more sources

Mucocutaneous disease activity and damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus: analyses from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration longitudinal cohort study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This research article aims to describe the prevalence, associations and health‐related quality‐of‐life (HRQoL) impact of mucocutaneous features of SLE. Methods Data from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration cohort were analysed (2013‐2021). Mucocutaneous activity (MC‐A) items were rash, alopecia and mucosal ulcers; defined by the SLEDAI‐2K ...
Amanda M Saracino   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Invisible Wounds: Psychological and Neurological Injuries Confront a New Generation of Veterans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
As early as 1919, doctors began to track a psychological condition among combat veterans of World War I known as "shell shock." Veterans were suffering from symptoms such as fatigue and anxiety, but science could offer little in the way of effective ...
Erin Mulhall, Vanessa Williamson
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Intersection Between Suicidal Behaviors and Intimate Partner Violence Among a Sample of Males Receiving Services From the Veterans Health Administration

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Men's Health, 2014
Veterans comprise 10% of the population, and suicide among Veterans has garnered national media and policy attention. Existing research suggests that intimate partner violence (IPV) is a risk factor for suicidal behaviors among some high-risk populations.
Catherine Cerulli JD, PhD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Student Veterans/Service Members' Engagement in College and University Life and Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Since the passage of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, also known as the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the enrollment of active-duty service members and veterans in American colleges and universities has increased substantially.
James S. Cole, Young M. Kim
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Predictive modeling of housing instability and homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
OBJECTIVE: To develop and test predictive models of housing instability and homelessness based on responses to a brief screening instrument administered throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Baggett   +42 more
core   +1 more source

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