Health care as a “market good”? Appendicitis as a case study

Arch Intern Med. 2012 May 28;172(10):818-9. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1173.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Appendectomy / economics*
  • Appendectomy / methods
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis
  • Appendicitis / economics*
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Delivery of Health Care / economics*
  • Emergencies / economics
  • Female
  • Health Care Sector / economics
  • Hospital Costs*
  • Hospitalization / economics*
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Insurance, Health / economics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States
  • Young Adult