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 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2014 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2015 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| 2017 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 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 | 29 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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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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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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Mortality in narcolepsy and other sleep clinic patients: a 25-year propensity-matched VA cohort study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2026 May 04; 22(1).
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Characteristics of Pregnant Veterans: A Descriptive Retrospective Medical Record Study. Mil Med. 2026 Mar 01; 191(3-4):e481-e486.
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"Hit or Miss": Rural Veterans' Experiences Receiving Community Mental Health Care. J Rural Health. 2026 Mar; 42(2):e70151.
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A Synopsis of the 2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Primary Care Management of Asthma. Ann Intern Med. 2026 Apr; 179(4):564-573.
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Manually Abstracted versus Electronic Health Record Data for Surgical Quality Improvement. J Surg Res. 2026 Feb; 318:136-145.
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Administrative and Logistical Considerations Essential for Success of Virtual Mental Health Clinics for Rural Native Veterans. Telemed J E Health. 2026 Apr; 32(4):421-424.
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2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Primary Care Management of Chronic Kidney Disease. Ann Intern Med. 2026 Mar; 179(3):411-424.
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Telemental Healthcare and HIV Care: A National Study of US Veterans with HIV during COVID-19. AIDS Behav. 2026 May; 30(5):1554-1567.
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Burn Pit Smoke Exposure and Sleep Apnea in US Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Med Care. 2026 Jan 01; 64(2S Suppl 2):S161-S167.