Ethical and scientific decision making in distraction osteogenesis

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 641-645

  Shaw, W C ^a   Mandall, N A ^a   Mattick, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Distraction osteogenesis; Outcomes; Registry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORTHODONTICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL TRIALS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, DENTAL; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCIENCE;

EID: 0036840079     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(2002)039<0641:EASDMI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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