This panel explored rigor in public health services research (PHSR) by highlighting two recent studies on the H1N1 outbreak. Panelists compare, contrast, and critique alternative methodological approaches for studying variation in system response. In doing so, they address analytical and measurement challenges in PHSR, pointing to additional methodological implications to be considered.

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Chair:  Patricia Sweeney, University of Pittsburgh

Panelists: Glen Mays, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Michael Stoto, Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies

Methods Workshop: This panel explored rigor in public health services research (PHSR) by highlighting two recent studies on the H1N1 outbreak. Panelists compared, contrasted, and critiqued alternative methodological approaches for studying variation in system response. In doing so, they addressed analytical and measurement challenges in PHSR, pointing to additional methodological implications to be considered.

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Note: Recorded as a session at the 2010 Annual Research Meeting on June 28, 2010. Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation