Treatable comorbid conditions and use of VA health care services among patients with dementia.

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Published in Psychiatr Serv on January 01, 2005

Authors

Mark E Kunik1, Jeffrey A Cully, A Lynn Snow, Julie Souchek, Greer Sullivan, Carol M Ashton

Author Affiliations

1: Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mkunik@bcm.tmc.edu

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