1st Edition

Health Care Needs Assessment The Epidemiologically Based Needs Assessment Reviews

By P. Dey Copyright 1997

    This volume, focusing on breast cancer, is part of a survey of health care needs for specific conditions, published on behalf of the Department of Health. This study overall considers questions such as the population's needs, the services available or unavailable to them, the effectiveness of these services, and other perspectives in disease and service areas. This is the second series of needs assessment reviews.

    Foreword, Preface, Contributing authors, ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, TOOLS, THE CHANGING BACKGROUND, USE OF THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SERIES, REFERENCES, 1 SUMMARY, 2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM, 3 SUB-CATEGORIES, 4 PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE, 5 SERVICE PROVISION, 6 EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS, 7 MODELS OF CARE, 8 OUTCOME MEASURES, 9 TARGETS, 10 INFORMATION AND RESEARCH, APPENDICES, REFERENCES, INDEX

    Biography

    P. Dey