Users' guide to the surgical literature: How to assess an article on health-related quality of life

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-224

  Thoma, Achilleas ^a   Cornacchi, Sylvie D ^a   Lovrics, Peter J ^a   Goldsmith, Charlie H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 45149094873     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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