Clinical Review
Outcomes, Costs, and Utilization of Pregnancy-Related Care
Women's Health in the VA
Fed Pract. 2006 September;23(9):20
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Monique V. Chireau, MD, MPH, Talya Salz, BS, Haywood Brown, MD, and Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
Dr. Chireau is an assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) and a research associate at the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VA Medical Center (DVAMC), both in Durham, NC. Ms. Salz is a PhD candidate in the department of health policy and administration at the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Brown is a professor and chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at DUMC. Dr. Bastian is an associate professor in the department of medicine at DUMC and a research associate at the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, DVAMC.
As the number of female veterans rises steadily, the need for the VA to track and monitor women's health services, such as pregnancy care, becomes more urgent. These VA researchers take an important first step in this direction.