2008/06/23 by Ronald Max Andersen · 2 citations
Health Professions · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations #Healthcare Policy and Management #Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
paper · doi:10.1097/mlr.0b013e31817a835d
National health surveys have played an important role in the development of health services research. They have contributed to the advancement of concepts, methods, and the policy relevance of the field. One product of these surveys was the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. This article documents a 75-year legacy by reviewing the series of national studies that have given to the form and function of health services research. It further examines the Behavioral Model through 40 years of considerable application and alteration.