title: Opportunity costs in modern medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life