See Also: health services research(medicine)
health outcomes research(medicine)
united states agency for health care policy and research(medicine)
health services(medicine)
mental health services(medicine)
Witham Health Services(health)
maternal health services(medicine)
adolescent health services(medicine)
suburban health services(medicine)
occupational health services(medicine)

health services research (medicine)


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.