The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy,...

The last and greatest of an interesting line of English Quaker physicians, and the father of modern antiseptic surgery. He...

In insurance, limits on dollar coverage contained in an insurance policy. Malpractice insurance generally contains such limits on the amounts...

In the hospital insurance program of Medicare, a reserve of 60 days of inpatient hospital care available over an individual's...

In insurance, a tabulated statement presenting mortality and survivor characteristics of a given population (employed men aged 20-25, for example)....

A fire safety code prepared by the National Fire Protection Association. The provisions of this Code (NFPA, 21st edition, 1967)...

Mortality, morbidity and suffering associated with a given medical procedure or disease. Life costs of diagnosis and therapy may be...

A subgroup of the Coordinating Council on Medical Education intended to serve as the accrediting agency for graduate medical education;...

The length of an inpatients stay in a hospital or other health facility. It is one measure of use of...

The written record of the writing of an Act of Congress. It may be used in writing rules or by...