Study Design and Hierarchy of Evidence for Surgical Decision Making

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-205

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

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 39449118065     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2007.10.007     Document Type: Review

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