Prevalence and costs of chronic conditions in the VA health care system.

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Published in Med Care Res Rev on September 01, 2003

Authors

Wei Yu1, Arliene Ravelo, Todd H Wagner, Ciaran S Phibbs, Aman Bhandari, Shuo Chen, Paul G Barnett

Author Affiliations

1: VA HSR&D Health Economics Resource Center, Center for Health Policy, Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University, USA.

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