HEALTH-SERVICES RESEARCH AND THE ENDOCRINOLOGIST

Authors
ARON DC LANDEFELD CS
Citation
Dc. Aron et Cs. Landefeld, HEALTH-SERVICES RESEARCH AND THE ENDOCRINOLOGIST, Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 26(1), 1997, pp. 113
Citations number
102
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08898529
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8529(1997)26:1<113:HRATE>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
This article highlights the importance of health services research to endocrinologists. The content and goals of health services research ar e defined, and, with examples related to endocrinology, the field's fo cus and key themes are described and its methods and sources of data d elineated. Considerations that informed readers should keep in mind wh en reading this literature are illustrated, with a recent example that has important implications for the role of endocrinologists in the ma nagement of diabetic patients.