| health services needs and demand | Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for. It includes the identification and assessment of the needs as measured by objective criteria and standards. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| needs | Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must, and equivalent to of need. "A man must needs love mauger his head." (Chaucer) "And he must needs go through Samaria." (John iv. 4) "He would needs know the cause of his reulse." (Sir J. Davies) Origin: Orig. Gen. Of need, used as an adverb. Cf. -wards. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |