title: [Health services research and geriatrics].
abstract: Providing health care to elderly people is a complex and challenging task. The aim of health services research is to deliver a valid data base for decisions that determine the quality of care. A combination of methods from both medical research and the social sciences is necessary to assess the actual situation and to develop ways for improving the care provided to elderly people.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Versorgungsforschung, Köln (ZVFK).
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pfaff
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: Ludger
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pientka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005858:Germany; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care