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Management of Bacteriuria in Veterans Affairs Hospitals [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017 Bacteriuria contributes to antibiotic overuse through treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and long durations of therapy for symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs), yet large-scale evaluations of bacteriuria management among inpatients are lacking.Inpatients with bacteriuria were classified as asymptomatic or symptomatic based on ...
Spivak, Emily S +65 more
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Vaccinating Veterans for COVID-19 at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs [PDF]
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022 With the COVID-19 (most recent) Omicron variant surge across the U.S., more research is needed to better understand how vaccination and booster uptake can be increased. COVID-19 vaccinations have proven to help decrease the likelihood of becoming seriously ill, getting hospitalized, or dying. Studies examining patient characteristics of individuals who
Claudia Der-Martirosian +4 more
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020 Background Self-rated health is an useful indicator of the general health in specific populations and used to propose interventions after service in the military context.
Julian Reyes +4 more
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Impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on Veterans Health Administration Sleep Services
SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Objectives: To understand the impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on sleep services within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs using separate surveys from “pre-COVID” and pandemic periods. Methods: Data from a pre-pandemic survey
Jason J Sico +10 more
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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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Inpatient stroke care quality for Veterans: Are there differences between VA medical centers in the stroke belt and other areas? [PDF]
, 2015 Background Stroke mortality has been found to be much higher among residents in the stroke belt region than in the rest of United States, but it is not known whether differences exist in the quality of stroke care provided in Department of Veterans ...
Bravata, Dawn M. +9 more
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Cell Communication and Signaling, 2023 Background The function of exosomes, small extracellular vesicles (sEV) secreted from human adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC), is becoming increasingly recognized as a means of transferring the regenerative power of stem cells to injured cells in wound ...
Xaioyuan Kong +3 more
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Predictive modeling of housing instability and homelessness in the Veterans Health Administration [PDF]
, 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
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Leveraging Large Language Models for Topic Classification in the Domain of Public Affairs [PDF]
Document Analysis and Recognition - ICDAR 2023 Workshops. ICDAR
2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14194, 2023 The analysis of public affairs documents is crucial for citizens as it promotes transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making. It allows citizens to understand government policies, participate in public discourse, and hold representatives accountable.
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Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2020 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented changes, as many state and local governments enacted stay-at-home orders and non-essential businesses were closed. State chiropractic licensing boards play an important role in protecting the public
Shawn M. Neff +7 more
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