United States Department of Veterans Affairs

"United States Department of Veterans Affairs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to VETERANS. It was established March 15, 1989 as a Cabinet-level position.

Descriptor ID	D014493
MeSH Number(s)	I01.409.418.750.700 N03.540.348.500.500.700
Concept/Terms	United States Department of Veterans Affairs United States Department of Veterans Affairs United States Veterans Administration Veterans Administration United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs (U.S.) United States Veterans' Administration Veterans Administration (U.S.)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "United States Department of Veterans Affairs".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Government [I01.409]
Government Agencies [I01.409.418]
United States Government Agencies [I01.409.418.750]
United States Department of Veterans Affairs [I01.409.418.750.700]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Organizations [N03.540]
Government [N03.540.348]
Federal Government [N03.540.348.500]
United States Government Agencies [N03.540.348.500.500]
United States Department of Veterans Affairs [N03.540.348.500.500.700]

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Bar chart showing 38 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2018 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2008	1	1	2
2009	3	0	3
2011	0	1	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	3	4
2017	1	1	2
2018	1	5	6
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	6	6
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	2	1	3

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Farmer MM, Hamilton AB, Finley EP, Lee ML, Chanfreau C, Than C, Brunner J, Schweizer CA, Moin T, Bean-Mayberry B. Implementation of a cardiovascular toolkit in primary care increased women Veterans' engagement in behavior change programs: results from a non-randomized stepped wedge trial. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Jan 08; 27(1).

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Leung LB, Brayton CE, Shepardson RL, Gray CP, Lee ML, Funderburk JS, Fortney JC. Leveraging COVID-19 to modernise depression care for VA primary care populations: protocol for a sequential explanatory mixed method evaluation. BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 15; 15(12):e094624.

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Haderlein TP, Lov D, Bonilla A, Lee ML, Leung LB. Association Between Telehealth Delivery and Same-day Access to Integrated Mental Health in a National VA Sample. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Apr; 41(5):1214-1221.

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Ramachandran V, Kakpovbia E, Juarez MC, Jairath N, Nemcevic A, Akoh CC, Ahearn IM, Tattersall IW, Lee N, Latkowski JM, Zampella JG. Enhancing adherence for total body skin examination in post-surgical veterans: an interventional study at an urban Veterans Affairs center. Mil Med Res. 2024 Jul 29; 11(1):50.

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Wang J, Leung L, Jackson N, McClean M, Rose D, Lee ML, Stockdale SE. The association between population health management tools and clinician burnout in the United States VA primary care patient-centered medical home. BMC Prim Care. 2024 May 15; 25(1):164.

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Williams EC, Frost MC, Bounthavong M, Edmonds AT, Lau MK, Edelman EJ, Harvey MA, Christopher MLD. Implementation of Opioid Safety Efforts: Influence of Academic Detailing on Adverse Outcomes Among Patients in the Veterans Health Administration. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 10; 45(4):610-623.

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Kanwal F, Nelson R, Liu Y, Kramer JR, Hernaez R, Cholankeril G, Rana A, Flores A, Smith D, Cao Y, Beech B, Asch SM. Cost of Care for Patients With Cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 03 01; 119(3):497-504.

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Tsai J, Gonzalez C, Szymkowiak D, Stewart K, Dillard D, Whittle T, Woodland P. Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2023 May-Jun 01; 29(3):387-391.

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Olmos-Ochoa TT, Luger TM, Oishi A, Dyer KE, Sumberg A, Canelo I, Gideonse TK, Cheney A, Yano EM, Hamilton AB. Challenges to Engaging Women Veterans in Quality Improvement From Patient Care to Policy: Women's Health Managers' Perspectives. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Mar-Apr; 33(2):199-207.

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Bounthavong M, Lau MK, Kay CL, Wells DL, Popish SJ, Harvey MA, Himstreet JE, Grana A, Freeman BA, Morillo CM, Christopher MLD. Impact of Implementing an Academic Detailing Program on Opioid-Benzodiazepine Co-Prescribing Trends at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Pain Med. 2021 06 04; 22(6):1426-1434.

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