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Research Highlights
VA’s Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers Focus on New Era of Veterans
VA’s healthcare system is learning how to care for thousands of veterans returning from the Iraq war with multiple and complex medical and mental health problems. According to an article in the New York Times (1/31/06), the typical veteran has “head injuries, vision and hearing loss, nerve damage, multiple bone fractures, unhealed body wounds, infections and emotional and behavioral problems.” In addition, “Some have severed limbs and spinal cords.” Read about how VA’s Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers are working to meet the needs of this new era of veterans at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/national/31wounded.html?hp&ex=1138770000&en=15c82c49c96f414b&ei=5094&partner=homepage.
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