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Health Services Research MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Health Services Research
Tree Number(s)
H01.770.644.145.360
N03.349.380
N05.425
Unique ID
D006302
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006302
Scope Note
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)
Entry Version
HEALTH SERV RESEARCH
Entry Term(s)
Action Research
Health Care Research
Health Services Evaluation
Healthcare Research
Medical Care Research
Research, Health Services
Research, Medical Care
Previous Indexing
Health Services (1974-1979)
Research (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note
80
History Note
80
Date Established
1980/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/06/01
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Health Services Research Preferred
Action Research Related
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