An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Women veterans are the fastest-growing veteran subpopulation in the US. Women veterans often experience military service-related health issues in addition to conditions common to all women. Because women veterans are more likely to receive care in the civilian setting than through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), all women's health clinicians should be equipped to provide patient-centered care for women veterans. The health care of women veterans requires evidence-based care informed by population-specific scientific literature. An updated evidence map evaluating women veteran-focused health literature is needed.

Objective

To map the scope and breadth of women veterans' health literature published from 2016 to 2023.

Evidence review

In this systemati

SUBMITTER: Goldstein KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015682 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature