Methodologic issues in the comparison of microsurgical flaps/techniques in head and neck reconstruction

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 347-359

  Thoma, Achilleas ^a,b   Sprague, Sheila ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDLINE; MICROSURGERY;

EID: 20544444938     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2005.02.004     Document Type: Review

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