title: Surgery and the ultimate public good.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Polk
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D005251:Fees, Medical; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012106:Research; D014481:United States