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)
    

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Identifying health technologies that work : searching for evidence.

Ethics and epidemiology / edited by Steven S. Coughlin, Tom L. Beauchamp, Douglas L. Weed.

Conference on scientists serving health : research and development by clinical scientists in the health service at the Royal Society, London on Tuesday 3rd November 1992 / Council of Science and Technology Institutes.

Health Services Research

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Identifying health technologies that work : searching for evidence.

Ethics and epidemiology / edited by Steven S. Coughlin, Tom L. Beauchamp, Douglas L. Weed.

Conference on scientists serving health : research and development by clinical scientists in the health service at the Royal Society, London on Tuesday 3rd November 1992 / Council of Science and Technology Institutes.

Scientific basis of health services / edited by Michael Peckham, Richard Smith.

Problems and progress in medical care : essays on current research. 5th ser / edited by Gordon McLachlan.