Quality-of-life measurement in surgical randomized controlled trials

Journal of Investigative Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 253-258

  Clifton, J C ^a   Finley, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Randomized controlled trials; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGERY;

EID: 0034755246     PISSN: 08941939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089419301753170020     Document Type: Review

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