Health Services Research

The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Year introduced: 1980

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Tree Number(s): H01.770.644.145.360, N03.349.380, N05.425

MeSH Unique ID: D006302

Entry Terms:

• Health Services Evaluation
• Evaluation, Health Services
• Evaluations, Health Services
• Health Services Evaluations
• Research, Medical Care
• Medical Care Research
• Research, Health Services
• Health Care Research
• Research, Health Care
• Healthcare Research
• Research, Healthcare
• Action Research
• Research, Action

Previous Indexing:

• Health Services (1974-1979)
• Research (1966-1979)

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Disciplines and Occupations Category
Natural Science Disciplines
Science
Research
Biomedical Research
Health Services Research
Comparative Effectiveness Research

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Health Care Category
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Health Planning
Health Services Research
Health Care Surveys
Health Impact Assessment
Patient Reported Outcome Measures +
Routinely Collected Health Data
Health Services Needs and Demand
Needs Assessment
Organizational Case Studies

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Health Care Category
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Health Services Research
Community-Based Participatory Research
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Global Burden of Disease
Health Care Surveys
Patient Reported Outcome Measures +
Routinely Collected Health Data