Stroke and Preventable Hospitalization: Who Is Most At Risk?

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Drs. Jia and Ripley are research health scientists, Ms. Chuang is a statistician, Drs. Wu and Vogel are research health scientists, Mr. Litt is a GIS analyst, and Ms. Tang is a statistician, all at the VA HSR&D/RR&D Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center Research Enchancement Award Program (RORC-REAP) in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Chen is a research economist at Houston VA Medical Center in Texas, and Dr. Reker is a research health scientist at Edward Hines Jr. VA Medical Center, VA Information and Resource Center, and Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care, all in Hines, Illinois.

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Drs. Jia and Ripley are research health scientists, Ms. Chuang is a statistician, Drs. Wu and Vogel are research health scientists, Mr. Litt is a GIS analyst, and Ms. Tang is a statistician, all at the VA HSR&D/RR&D Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center Research Enchancement Award Program (RORC-REAP) in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Chen is a research economist at Houston VA Medical Center in Texas, and Dr. Reker is a research health scientist at Edward Hines Jr. VA Medical Center, VA Information and Resource Center, and Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care, all in Hines, Illinois.

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Drs. Jia and Ripley are research health scientists, Ms. Chuang is a statistician, Drs. Wu and Vogel are research health scientists, Mr. Litt is a GIS analyst, and Ms. Tang is a statistician, all at the VA HSR&D/RR&D Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center Research Enchancement Award Program (RORC-REAP) in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Chen is a research economist at Houston VA Medical Center in Texas, and Dr. Reker is a research health scientist at Edward Hines Jr. VA Medical Center, VA Information and Resource Center, and Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care, all in Hines, Illinois.

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Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for Traumatically Injured Veterans

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Dr. Cowper Ripley is a research health scientist and the associate director for the VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D)/Rehabilitation Research and Development (RR&D) Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center Research Enhancement Award Program (RORC REAP) at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) and an affiliate associate professor in the department of epidemiology and health policy research at University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine, both in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Reker is a senior research scientist at the VA HSR&D Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care and a senior investigator at the VA Information Resource Center, both in Hines, IL. Dr. Hayes is a research health scientist at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Dr. Vogel is a research health scientist and the director of methodology core at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP and an associate professor and the director of the health policy research division of the department of epidemiology and health policy research at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Wu is a biostatistician at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP and an associate professor in the biostatistics division of the department of epidemiology and health policy research at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Beyth is a physician investigator at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP; a physician researcher at the NF/SGVHS Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; and an associate professor in the department of aging and geriatrics at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Sigford is a staff physician at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN and the former national program director for the VHA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program Office, Washington, DC. Mr. Litt is a geographer and Dr. Wang is a database manager, both at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP.

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Dr. Cowper Ripley is a research health scientist and the associate director for the VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D)/Rehabilitation Research and Development (RR&D) Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center Research Enhancement Award Program (RORC REAP) at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) and an affiliate associate professor in the department of epidemiology and health policy research at University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine, both in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Reker is a senior research scientist at the VA HSR&D Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care and a senior investigator at the VA Information Resource Center, both in Hines, IL. Dr. Hayes is a research health scientist at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Dr. Vogel is a research health scientist and the director of methodology core at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP and an associate professor and the director of the health policy research division of the department of epidemiology and health policy research at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Wu is a biostatistician at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP and an associate professor in the biostatistics division of the department of epidemiology and health policy research at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Beyth is a physician investigator at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP; a physician researcher at the NF/SGVHS Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; and an associate professor in the department of aging and geriatrics at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Sigford is a staff physician at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN and the former national program director for the VHA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program Office, Washington, DC. Mr. Litt is a geographer and Dr. Wang is a database manager, both at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP.

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Dr. Cowper Ripley is a research health scientist and the associate director for the VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D)/Rehabilitation Research and Development (RR&D) Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center Research Enhancement Award Program (RORC REAP) at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) and an affiliate associate professor in the department of epidemiology and health policy research at University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine, both in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Reker is a senior research scientist at the VA HSR&D Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care and a senior investigator at the VA Information Resource Center, both in Hines, IL. Dr. Hayes is a research health scientist at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Dr. Vogel is a research health scientist and the director of methodology core at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP and an associate professor and the director of the health policy research division of the department of epidemiology and health policy research at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Wu is a biostatistician at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP and an associate professor in the biostatistics division of the department of epidemiology and health policy research at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Beyth is a physician investigator at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP; a physician researcher at the NF/SGVHS Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; and an associate professor in the department of aging and geriatrics at UF College of Medicine. Dr. Sigford is a staff physician at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN and the former national program director for the VHA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program Office, Washington, DC. Mr. Litt is a geographer and Dr. Wang is a database manager, both at the VA HSR&D/RR&D RORC REAP.

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How Veterans Use Stroke Services in the VA and Beyond

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