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Project Number: | IK2RX003128-01A2 |
Title: | Nutritional Functioning in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans with Polytraumatic Injuries: Developing a New Approach |
Principal Investigator: | Diana Brostow |
Location: | Denver, CO |
Congressional District Code: | 6 |
Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
Project Period: | April 2020 - March 2025 |
FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $191,506 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,030,711 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Veterans of the Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) era are a unique population facing unprecedented obstacles; over 30% struggle with polytrauma, often a combination of traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psychological distress.1,2 The resulting physical and psychosocial disabilities contribute to poor reintegration, characterized by high unemployment,3,4 deeply internalized stigma,5,6 and poor health status.7,... |