title: A letter to the President.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill. 60153.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pickleman
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics; D000375:Aging; D003675:Defensive Medicine / Q000191:economics; D005380:Financing, Government; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics; D012907:Smoking; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy