Using quality-of-life instruments to assess surgical outcomes

Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-4

  Velanovich, Vic ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032808763     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.1999.97994     Document Type: Article

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