Measuring Outcomes in Hand Surgery

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-250

  Alderman, Amy K ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; HAND FUNCTION; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICARE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; VALIDITY;

DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HAND; HAND INJURIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC;

EID: 39649118905     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2007.10.001     Document Type: Review

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