title: How Community Health Providers Can Help Patients Connect to Veterans Affairs Resources.
abstract: To assist the community provider in understanding and accessing Veterans Affairs (VA) resources, this commentary describes basic information regarding care of veterans. It highlights questions that may be incorporated into routine history taking, provides military culture resources, and clarifies pharmaceutical benefits. Table 2 is a quick reference guide to locate VA-based information on the Internet.
authors.forename: Mary H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Galkowski
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014728:Veterans