Outcomes Research in Hand Surgery: Where Have We Been and Where Should We Go?

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1373-1379

  Chung, Kevin C ^a   Burns, Patricia B ^a   Davis Sears, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

audit; clinical studies; hand surgery; impact; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HAND; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33749251121     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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