Quality of Clinical Studies in Aesthetic Surgery Journals: A 10-Year Review

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-147

  Chang, Edwin Y ^a   Pannucci, Christopher J ^a   Wilkins, Edwin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 64049084933     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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