United States Department of Veterans Affairs
"United States Department of Veterans Affairs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to VETERANS. It was established March 15, 1989 as a Cabinet-level position.
| Descriptor ID |
D014493
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.409.418.750.700 N03.540.348.500.500.700
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| Concept/Terms |
United States Department of Veterans Affairs- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- United States Veterans Administration
- Veterans Administration
- United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- Veterans Affairs (U.S.)
- United States Veterans' Administration
- Veterans Administration (U.S.)
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" by people in this website by year, and whether "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2012 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2014 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2015 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2019 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 2020 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 29 | 39 |
| 2025 | 3 | 31 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" by people in Profiles.
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Barriers and Facilitators to Employee Engagement With the Employee Whole Health Program Within the Veterans Affairs Health Systems. Mil Med. 2026 Sep 01; 191(9-10):e2125-e2132.
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Lessons Learned From a Nationwide Implementation of Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits Registry Clinical Examinations: A?Qualitative Assessment. Mil Med. 2026 Sep 01; 191(9-10):e1936-e1945.
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Comparative Outcomes of Video, Phone, and In-Person Mental Health Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2633396.
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Sex differences in the association between clinically diagnosed sleep apnea & all-cause mortality: Findings from a national veterans database. Respir Med. 2026 Oct; 262:109109.
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Effectiveness and safety of rituximab-pvvr versus originator rituximab for rheumatoid arthritis in the Veterans Health Administration. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2026 08 01; 65(8).
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Leading healthcare improvement: an implementation strategy. BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Jun 30; 26(1).
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Association between deployment and Gulf War Illness and adverse COVID outcomes in a nationwide cohort of 1990-1991 Gulf Era war veterans in the VA's Million Veteran Program. PLoS One. 2026; 21(6):e0348594.
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Trajectories of Treatment Disruption for Chronic Outpatient Medications for U.S. Veterans During Drug Shortages. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026 Jun; 35(6):e70393.
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Defining Veteran Rurality: An Analysis of the U.S. Veterans Health Administration Rural-Urban Taxonomy. J Rural Health. 2026 Jun; 42(3):e70182.
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Beyond Geography: Using a Cluster-Based Analysis to Conceptualize the Rurality of Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. J Rural Health. 2026 Jun; 42(3):e70195.