Outcomes research: A primer for plastic surgeons

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Wilkins, Edwin G ^a,c   Lowery, Julie C ^b   Smith Jr , David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029946820     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199607000-00001     Document Type: Review

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