Costs and Cost Analysis (also known as Costs and Cost Analyses, Costs, Cost Analysis): Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.

NIH MeSH · D003365Health Care

Costs and Cost Analysis

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Definition

Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.

MeSH classification

  • N03.219.151

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Common questions about Costs and Cost Analysis

What does Costs and Cost Analysis mean in medicine?
Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Costs and Cost Analysis known by any other names?
Yes. Costs and Cost Analysis is also referred to as Costs and Cost Analyses, Costs, Cost Analysis, Cost, Cost Analysis, Cost Measures in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Costs and Cost Analysis sit in the medical classification?
Costs and Cost Analysis falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N03.219.151). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D003365) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗