"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Services Research" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Services Research" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Research" by people in Profiles.
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Home Health Care Research for Children With Disability and Medical Complexity. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 01; 155(2).
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Interventions addressing health-related social needs among patients with cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Apr 05; 116(4):497-505.
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Advancing health equity-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality research and action agenda. Health Serv Res. 2023 12; 58 Suppl 3:275-280.
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Applying an intersectionality framework to health services research. Fam Syst Health. 2023 12; 41(4):417-424.
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2021 SAEM Consensus Conference Proceedings: Research Priorities for Implementing Emergency Department Screening for Social Risks and Needs. West J Emerg Med. 2023 Feb 24; 24(2):302-311.
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Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan: Results from the prehospital and mass casualty research Delphi survey. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 02 01; 92(2):398-406.
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Editor's Desk: Taking action to address structural racism at Health Services Research. Health Serv Res. 2022 02; 57(1):5-6.
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Implementation of Complex Interventions: Lessons Learned From the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Transitional Care Portfolio. Med Care. 2021 08 01; 59(Suppl 4):S344-S354.
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Do high-deductible health plans affect price paid for childbirth? Health Serv Res. 2022 02; 57(1):27-36.
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Racism and health: A call to action for health services research. Health Serv Res. 2021 08; 56(4):569-572.