Creating a Roadmap for Delivering Gender-sensitive Comprehensive Care for Women Veterans
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Results: Panelists rated over half of the aspects of care as very-toextremely important (median score 4+) to tailor to the needs of women Veterans. The panel arrived at 14 priority recommendations that broadly encompassed the importance of (1) the design/delivery of services sensitive to trauma histories, (2) adapting to women’s preferences and information needs, and (3) sex awareness and cultural transformation in every facet of VA operations.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 53 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015