title: Presidential address: quality assurance and medical economics--their impact on the practice of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Deterling
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005249:Fees and Charges; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012308:Risk Management / Q000191:economics