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Natural Science Disciplines > Science > Research > Biomedical Research > Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Quality of Health Care > Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms > Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care > Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Assessment, Outcome
  • Assessment, Outcome (Health Care)
  • Assessment, Outcomes
  • Assessments, Outcome
  • Assessments, Outcome (Health Care)
  • Assessments, Outcomes
  • Outcome Assessment
  • Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
  • Outcome Assessments
  • Outcome Assessments (Health Care)
  • Outcomes Assessment
  • Outcomes Assessments

Note

  • note category: for admin aspects of patient assessment; outcome only: for outcome assessment with process assessment, OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) and TREATMENT OUTCOME are available

Scope note

  • Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).

History note

  • 2020 (1992); was OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1992-2019; for PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT use OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1979-1991

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