Abstract: Home and community-based services (HCBS) enable frail patients to remain at home. We examined whether there were neighborhood-deprivation, racial, or rural disparities in …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Few large sample studies have examined whether disparities, as measured by the proxy of race/ethnicity, are observed in long-term mortality after high-risk …
Abstract: Bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) are the most prevalent eating disorders (EDs) among military personnel. Although sex differences are noted in ED …
Abstract: Objective: There is limited data on the impact of clinical-demographic factors on survival outcomes among veterans with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). …
Abstract: Background: Prior research documented racial and ethnic disparities in health care experiences within the Veterans Health Administration (VA). Little is known about such …
Abstract: Background: The US government considers veterans to have been exposed to Agent Orange if they served in Vietnam while the carcinogen was in use, and these veterans are …
Abstract: Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is increasing in prevalence but there is a lack of population-based studies. We sought to determine the prevalence, …
Abstract: Objective: To describe patient characteristics and pathological stage at bladder cancer (BCa) diagnosis in a diverse population within a national, equal-access healthcare …
Abstract: the purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of PASC in women Veterans with COVID-19 who reside in underserved, …
Abstract: Measures of epigenetic aging derived from DNA methylation (DNAm) have enabled the assessment of biological aging in new populations and cohorts. In the present study, we …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: It is common to use normative adjustments based on race to maintain accuracy when interpreting cognitive test results during neuropsychological assessment. …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study examined racial and ethnic differences in the association between mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and work duty limitations in active-duty …