"Health Services Research" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D006302
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.770.644.145.360 N03.349.380 N05.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Services Research- Health Services Research
- Health Services Evaluation
- Evaluation, Health Services
- Evaluations, Health Services
- Health Services Evaluations
- Healthcare Research
- Research, Healthcare
- Research, Health Services
- Research, Medical Care
- Health Care Research
- Research, Health Care
- Medical Care Research
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Research" by people in Profiles.
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Expanding Community Health Worker decision space: learning from a Participatory Action Research training intervention in a rural South African district. Hum Resour Health. 2023 08 18; 21(1):66.
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Participatory action research to address lack of safe water, a community-nominated health priority in rural South Africa. PLoS One. 2023; 18(7):e0288524.
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Realising radical potential: building community power in primary health care through Participatory Action Research. Int J Equity Health. 2023 05 17; 22(1):94.
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HIV Prevention in a Time of COVID-19: A Report from the HIVR4P // Virtual Conference 2021. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2022 05; 38(5):350-358.
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Collective reflections on the first cycle of a collaborative learning platform to strengthen rural primary healthcare in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Health Res Policy Syst. 2021 Apr 19; 19(1):66.
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Verbal Autopsy with Participatory Action Research (VAPAR) programme in Mpumalanga, South Africa: protocol for evaluation. BMJ Open. 2020 02 04; 10(2):e036597.
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Collateral benefits: how the practical application of Good Participatory Practice can strengthen HIV research in sub-Saharan Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 10; 21 Suppl 7:e25175.
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Researching health in diverse neighbourhoods: critical reflection on the use of a community research model in Uppsala, Sweden. BMC Res Notes. 2018 Aug 25; 11(1):612.
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Integrated HIV-Care Into Primary Health Care Clinics and the Influence on Diabetes and Hypertension Care: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis in Free State, South Africa Over 4 Years. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 04 15; 77(5):476-483.
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Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Global Health. 2017 Dec 19; 13(1):90.