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An agenda for health services research in primary care. 1981

G H DeFriese

The federal government has assisted universities with the development of interdisciplinary research centers that focus on health care delivery problems. The North Carolina center has sponsored and conducted a variety of studies on dozens of health issues.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009657	North Carolina	State bounded on the north by Virginia, on the east and Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Georgia and South Carolina, and on the west by Tennessee.
D011320	Primary Health Care	Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)	Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D012109	Research Support as Topic	Work about financial support of research activities.	Grants and Subsidies, Research,Subsidies, Research,Research Subsidies,Research Subsidy
D006302	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. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)	Health Care Research,Medical Care Research,Research, Health Services,Action Research,Health Services Evaluation,Healthcare Research,Research, Medical Care,Evaluation, Health Services,Evaluations, Health Services,Health Services Evaluations,Research, Action,Research, Health Care,Research, Healthcare
D012423	Rural Health	The status of health in rural populations.	Health, Rural
D014495	Universities	Educational institutions providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees.	University