Veteran status and oral health indicators in older men: An analysis using the 2016 and 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: US veterans exhibit higher rates of oral disease than nonveterans, affecting their quality of life and systemic disease risk. Regular dental care is essential …

Impact of 8 lifestyle factors on mortality and life expectancy among United States Veterans: The Million Veteran Program

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Lifestyle medicine has been proposed as a way to address the root causes of chronic disease and their associated health care costs. OBJECTIVE: This study …