Randomised clinical trials in plastic surgery: Survey of output and quality of reporting

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 965-966

  Yeow, Vincent K L ^a,b   Lee, Seng Teik ^a,b   Cheng, Joanne J ^a   Koh, Angeline ^c   Wong, Hwee Bee ^c   Machin, David ^c  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BREAST SURGERY; BURN; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PALATOPLASTY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SKILL; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAIWAN; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 34347218213     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.01.067     Document Type: Letter

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