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. 2014 May;111(5):414-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00347-013-2920-0.

[Outcomes and health services research in ophthalmology]

[Article in German]
C Wolfram  1 , N Pfeiffer
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[Outcomes and health services research in ophthalmology]

[Article in German]
C Wolfram et al. Ophthalmologe. 2014 May.

Abstract

This article describes the role of outcomes and health services research in the field of ophthalmology in Germany. First, the need for more information and data on the performance of ophthalmic care in Germany is explored. The concept, goals and methods of outcomes and health services research are explained and illustrated by examples of already existing research projects in ophthalmology. Future topics for research projects are highlighted. The article also describes how the field of outcomes and health services research can become a more important part within the scientific ophthalmological community in Germany.

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