TY - JOUR AU - Elnitsky, Christine A. AU - Andresen, Elena M. AU - Clark, Michael E. AU - McGarity, Suzanne AU - Hall, Carmen G. AU - Kerns, Robert D. PY - 2013 DA - 2013/12/01 TI - Access to the US Department of Veterans Affairs health system: self-reported barriers to care among returnees of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 498 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented the Polytrauma System of Care to meet the health care needs of military and veterans with multiple injuries returning from combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Studies are needed to systematically assess barriers to use of comprehensive and exclusive VA healthcare services from the perspective of veterans with polytrauma and with other complex health outcomes following their service in Afghanistan and Iraq. These perspectives can inform policy with regard to the optimal delivery of care to returning veterans. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-498 DO - 10.1186/1472-6963-13-498 ID - Elnitsky2013 ER -