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This Book Is About Concepts And Methods Of Evaluation In Health Care. This Is A Relatively New Field And The Conceptual Framework, The Methods And The Vocabulary Are Still Being Developed. The Text Is Divided Into Three Parts. Part One Describes The Fundamental Concepts And Their Interrelationships. Part Two Describes The Basic Methods. Part Three Presents Examples Of Their Applications. Throughout An Attempt Has Been Made To Use A Consistent Set Of Terms And A Glossary Is Presented For The Sake Of Clarity. This Book Should Complement An Earlier One1 Which Describes The Basic Methods Of Epidemiology In Relation To Health. The Commission Of The European Communities Commissioned The Panel For Epidemiology And Social Medicine To Prepare Both In Order To Promote Better Communication And Exchange Between Health-care Policy Makers And Administrators, Clinicians, And Epidemiologists. They Are Intended For Use At The Crossroads Of Health Care Management, Clinical Care, And Medical Research. Concepts And Meaning In Evaluation Of Health Care -- Measurement In Health Care -- Economic Evaluation -- Study Methodology -- Evaluating Primary Care / J. Mccormick -- Applications Of Evaluation In Acute Hospital Care / R. Blaney -- Evaluation Of Emergency And Accident Care / R Fuhrer -- Evaluation Of Geriatric Services / J. Grimley Evans -- Hazard Control In The Occupational And General Environments / R. Saracci -- Evaluation Of Meningococcal Disease Prevention In Belgium And Finland / P. M. De Wals And M. F. Lechat -- Evaluation Of Obstetrics / G. Breart And J. Goujard -- Child-welfare Clinics / J. M. L. Phaff -- Evaluation Of Diagnostic Services / C. J. Roberts -- Evaluation In Clinical Laboratory Services / M. Hjelm. Edited By Walter W. Holland; Sponsored By The Commission Of The European Communities. Includes Bibliographies And Index.