Occupation or Discipline
medical economics
med·i·cal ec·o·nom·ics [ med-i-kuhl ek-uh-nom-iks, ee-kuh- ]
Subclass of:
Economics
Definitions related to medical economics:
  • (health economics) Economic aspects of health care, its planning, and delivery.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (economics, medical) Economic aspects of the field of medicine, the medical profession, and health care. It includes the economic and financial impact of disease in general on the patient, the physician, society, or government.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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