VA Information Resource Center
VIReC Research User Guides
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VIReC produces Research User Guides for selected VA
data sources that are utilized by researchers. The guides
describe the contents of the data sources, give information
on requesting access, and provide bibliographies of reported
research applications of the data. All Guides are PDF
documents; some are large and may take time to download.
The VIReC Web site also includes full descriptions of
the VHA
Decision Support System (DSS) (both production data
and National Data Extracts), the VHA
Medical SAS Datasets (including SAS® proc
contents), and the
Pharmacy Benefits Management database.
The following publications are in format.
VIReC Research User Guide
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FY99
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FY00
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FY01
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FY02
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FY03
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FY04
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FY05
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FY07 |
FY08 |
DSS Clinical National
Data Extracts (NDES)
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PDF (Revised August 2005) |
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DSS
LAB Frequencies
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PDF |
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DSS
LAR Frequencies
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PDF Corrected
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DSS
PHA Frequencies
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PDF
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DSS
RAD Frequencies
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PDF |
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Medical SAS® Inpatient Datasets
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PDF
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PDF
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PDF
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Medical SAS® Outpatient
Datasets
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PDF
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PDF
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PDF
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PDF |
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Medical SAS® Frequencies
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PDF
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PDF
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PDF
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PDF |
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PDF |
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Pharmacy
Prescription Data |
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PDF
Revision |
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PDF
Revision/
Draft |
ADUSH Monthly Enrollment File
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PDF |
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Reviewed/Updated Date:
October 16, 2008
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