Abstract: Objective: To characterize the relationship between OA frequency and a host of demographic characteristics, comorbidities, military service history, and physical health …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: We used the largest integrated US health care system, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), to establish a robust resource for demographic, longitudinal …
Abstract: Lower limb amputation (LLA) poses significant health challenges, including physical health comorbidities (PHCs) and functional limitations. Military veterans, who …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Antiseizure medications (ASMs) are frequently used for other indications, such as migraine, pain syndromes, and psychiatric disorders. Possible teratogenic …
Abstract: Frequent utilizers of emergency services represent a clinically important cohort with potentially unmet health care needs despite demanding a high volume of costly …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Veterans using the Veterans Administration Health Care System (VAHCS) for obstetrical care experience disparate pregnancy-related risks and health outcomes …
Abstract: Background: Recent attention has highlighted the common occurrence and health consequences of military sexual trauma (MST) in younger women veterans. However, almost …
Abstract:Â Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) entails chronic neurological symptoms and deficits, such as smell and taste impairment. In the general population, a …
Abstract: To understand the prevalence of comorbidities associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients among active and reserve service members in the U.S. Military. Active …
Abstract:Â The physical demands on U.S. service members have increased significantly over the past several decades as the number of military operations requiring overseas …
Abstract:Â The obesity epidemic in the United States has been well documented and serves as the basis for a number of health interventions across the nation. However, those who …
Abstract: Objectives: The extent of whether staging by fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (PET) impacts outcomes in American Veterans with stage I-III …