Difficulties in conducting a prospective outcome study

Hand Clinics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 457-462

  Ultee, Jetske ^a   Van Neck, Johan W ^a   Jaquet, Jean Bart ^a   Hovius, Steven E R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HAND INJURY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 0041471082     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(03)00023-4     Document Type: Review

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