title: The cost and value of cardiothoracic procedures.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starr
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Grunkemeier
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States