When health insurance is not a factor: national comparison of homeless and nonhomeless US veterans who use Veterans Affairs Emergency Departments.
Tsai J, Doran KM, Rosenheck RA. When health insurance is not a factor: national comparison of homeless and nonhomeless US veterans who use Veterans Affairs Emergency Departments. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103 Suppl 2: s225-31. PMID: 24148061, PMCID: PMC3969129, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs emergency departmentEmergency departmentED usersClinical characteristicsUse disordersNational integrated health care systemNational VA administrative dataIntegrated health care systemEmergency department usersDrug use disordersHealth insuranceVA administrative dataCross-sectional studyHomeless veteransSubstance abuse diagnosisAlcohol use disorderHealth care systemUS veteransMedical conditionsAbuse diagnosisPsychiatric diagnosisMultivariate analysisFiscal year 2010Outreach servicesMental health