title: Health equity research in the Veterans Health Administration: we've come far but aren't there yet.
authors.affiliation: David Atkins and Linda Lipson are with Health Services Research and Development and Amy Kilbourne is with the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, within the Office of Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilbourne
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lipson
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058014:Veterans Health
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