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MeSH Heading: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Tree Number(s): I01.409.418.750.700; N03.540.348.500.500.700
Unique ID: D014493
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014493
Annotation: add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Scope Note: A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to VETERANS. It was established March 15, 1989 as a Cabinet-level position.
Entry Term(s): United States Veterans Administration; United States Veterans' Administration; United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Administration; Veterans Administration (U.S.); Veterans Affairs (U.S.)
Public MeSH Note: 1991; was UNITED STATES VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1966-90
History Note: 1991; was UNITED STATES VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 1966-90
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/29

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Social Sciences [I01]
- Government [I01.409]
  - Government Agencies [I01.409.418]
    - United States Government Agencies [I01.409.418.750]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Organizations [N03.540]
  - Government [N03.540.348]
    - Federal Government [N03.540.348.500]
      - United States Government Agencies [N03.540.348.500.500]
        
        Peace Corps [N03.540.348.500.500.099]
        
        United States Agency for International Development [N03.540.348.500.500.199]
        
        United States Department of Agriculture [N03.540.348.500.500.400]
        
        United States Department of Defense [N03.540.348.500.500.500]
        
        United States Dept. of Health and Human Services [N03.540.348.500.500.600]
        
        United States Department of Homeland Security [N03.540.348.500.500.650]
        
        United States Department of Veterans Affairs [N03.540.348.500.500.700]
        
        United States Environmental Protection Agency [N03.540.348.500.500.937]
        
        United States Federal Trade Commission [N03.540.348.500.500.968]
        
        United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.984]
        
        United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.992]
        
        United States Office of Economic Opportunity [N03.540.348.500.500.996]
        
        United States Office of National Drug Control Policy [N03.540.348.500.500.997]
        
        United States Office of Technology Assessment [N03.540.348.500.500.998]
        
        United States Social Security Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.999]

United States Department of Veterans Affairs Preferred

Concept UI: M0022296
Scope Note: A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to VETERANS. It was established March 15, 1989 as a Cabinet-level position.
Terms: United States Department of Veterans Affairs Preferred Term
Term UI T042426
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); United States Veterans Administration
Term UI T042423
Date03/01/1990
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Veterans Administration
Term UI T042424
Date06/05/1981
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); United States Veterans' Administration
Term UI T042422
Date03/23/1979
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Veterans Affairs (U.S.)
Term UI T042427
Date01/21/1997
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); United States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Term UI T692172
Date02/23/2007
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Veterans Administration (U.S.)
Term UI T042425
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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