The Patient Outcomes of Surgery-Hand/Arm (POS-Hand/Arm): A new patient-based outcome measure

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 477-485

  Cano, S J ^a   Browne, J P ^a   Lamping, D L ^a   Roberts, A H N ^a   McGrouther, D A ^a   Black, N A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arm surgery; Hand surgery; Outcomes; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PILOT STUDY; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444270272     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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