VA Boston Healthcare Part 1

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with Dr. Terence Keane on Veteran Health Research

Posted

Nov 06, 2017

Researchers are studying a range of medical issues from mental illness to heart and kidney diseases from data collected from Veterans. Dr. Terence Keane with the VA Boston Healthcare System explains the goals of Million Veteran Program. For Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Keane, click here. Interview recorded on September 26, 2017 at Suffolk University.

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