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Veterans’ Policy in Russia: a Puzzle of Creation

Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies, 2007
Every war creates a new “lost generation”, veterans of wars and military operations. After the end of wars, states develop different ways of rewarding ex-soldiers for their service to the state.
Natalia Danilova
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The role of military service in preventing depression in China: evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal survey

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Despite recognition in the West that military veterans experience more mental health issues than the general population, little research has focused on this subject in China. This study examined the associations between male veterans’ military
Haoran Li, Ning Zhang, Jingya Zhang, Tao Xie, Rongxin He, Yufei Jiang, Ying Mao, Bin Zhu   +7 more
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Comparative survey self esteem and mental wellbeing between group athletic devotee and individual athletic devotee and unauthentic devotee in boushehr

طب جانباز, 2011
Purpose: This study compares self-esteem and psychological well-being in groups and individual athlete veterans and non athletes of Bushehr. Method and Materials: From 2242 over 25% Veterans of Bushehr Province, 327 subjects were randomly selected in ...
A. poladei, Sh. Afsharpoor, mahmood bahramkhani   +2 more
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Firearm ownership among American veterans: findings from the 2015 National Firearm Survey

Injury Epidemiology, 2017
Background While the majority of veteran suicides involve firearms, no contemporary data describing firearm ownership among US veterans are available.
Emily C. Cleveland, Deborah Azrael, Joseph A. Simonetti, Matthew Miller   +3 more
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Differences in the Perception of Educational Benefits between Male and Female Veterans in the United States: A National Study [PDF]

Journal of Interdisciplinary Sciences, 2019
Following their military service, veterans in the United States are eligible to take advantage of federally guaranteed educational benefits. These benefits would certainly enhance the academic skills and potential employability of veterans.
Cassandra D. Boyd, John R. Slate, Wally Barnes   +2 more
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Examining the Intersection Between Suicidal Behaviors and Intimate Partner Violence Among a Sample of Males Receiving Services From the Veterans Health Administration

American 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, Brady Stephens MS, Robert Bossarte PhD   +2 more
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The veteran and the rookie [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2004
This editorial refers to ‘Mortality rates in patients with ST-elevation vs. non-ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction: observations from an unselected cohort’† by C.J. Terkelsen et al. , on page 18 Clinical registries have systematically shown that routine clinical practice deals with sicker patients and faces higher morbidity and mortality than ...
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It Takes an Act of Congress or Does It? Naming Practices of VA Facilities

Names, 2018
The Veterans Health Administration, a division under the US Department of Veterans Affairs, oversees more than 1700 healthcare facilities that provide support for more than eight million veterans annually.
Alice Crosetto, Thomas Atwood
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Gender and ethnoracial disparities in Veterans’ trauma exposure prevalence across differing life phases

Injury Epidemiology
Background Veterans show increased vulnerability to trauma exposure. Yet, there is limited research examining Veterans’ prevalence of experiencing different trauma exposure types by race, gender, and ethnicity and across unique phases of life (i.e., pre ...
Fernanda S. Rossi, Yael I. Nillni, Alexandria N. Miller, Annie B. Fox, Johanne Eliacin, Paula P. Schnurr, Christopher C. Duke, Jaimie L. Gradus, Tara E. Galovski   +8 more
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Patient- and Family-Identified Problems of Traumatic Brain Injury: Value and Utility of a Target Outcome Approach to Identifying the Worst Problems

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2016
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the sequelae of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that are most troubling to veterans with TBI and their families and identify veteran-family differences in content and ranking. Instead of standardized measures of symptom
Laraine Winter, Helene J. Moriarty, Catherine V. Piersol, Tracey Vause-Earland, Keith Robinson, Brian Newhart   +5 more
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