JRRD at a Glance Using VA data for research in persons with spinal cord injuries and disorders: Lessons from SCI QUERI
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides services to more than 25,000 veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). This article introduces researchers to the use of VA data to examine questions related to SCI/D using examples from Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative studies. Sources of VA data available to investigators interested in SCI/D research include national-level data sets and data obtained directly from electronic medical charts and/or patients. Using a combination of methods allows researchers to have more complete data and to obtain detailed information about complications such as pressure ulcers and obesity.
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Using VA data for research in persons with spinal cord injuries and disorders: lessons from SCI QUERI.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides integrated services to more than 25,000 veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). VA data offer great potential for providing insights into healthcare utilization and morbidity, and these capabilities are central to efforts to improve healthcare for veterans with SCI/D. The objective of this article is to introduce researchers to ...
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