title: Validation of indicators for health policy research.
abstract: The information used to determine the subjects of health policy research takes the form of indicators obtained by data manipulation. Validation is the process whereby the ability of health indicators to measure what they are supposed to measure is determined. The author discusses ways of overcoming various limitations affecting the development of health indicators.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Physics, University of Leicester, England.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Panerai
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003625:Data Collection; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D012106:Research