The History and Applications of the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12)

Alfredo J Selim1, James A Rothendler, Shirley X Qian

  • 1Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, ENRM Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bedford, Massachusetts (Drs Selim and Kazis and Ms Qian); Health Outcomes Unit and Center for the Assessment of Pharmaceutical Practices (CAPP) (Est. 2000), Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts (Drs Rothendler and Kazis and Ms Bailey); Emergency Services, Boston VA Health Care System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts (Dr Selim); Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Kazis); and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Kazis).

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