SMJ articles in the category "military veterans"

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VHA Chaplaincy Contact with Veterans at Increased Risk of Suicide

Objectives: To examine the extent to which chaplains interact with military veterans at increased risk of suicide and select characteristics related to those at-risk veterans who present for chaplaincy services. Methods: The nationwide network of chaplains affiliated with the Veterans Health Administration (n = 990) was e-mailed a letter inviting…

Posted in: military veterans 2 suicide 7

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Missed Esophageal and Gastric Cancers after Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in a Midwestern Military Veteran Population

Objectives: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with biopsy has become the standard procedure for diagnosing esophageal and gastric cancers (EGC) and is considered to have high sensitivity and specificity. To date, few studies have attempted to examine the rates of missed EGC after EGD and no study addresses the rate of missed EGC…

Posted in: esophageal cancer 4 esophagogastroduodenoscopy 3 gastric cancer 4 military veterans 2
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