Outcomes in microsurgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2009, Pages

  Thoma, Achilleas ^a   Jansen, Leigh ^a   Sprague, Sheila ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75549089296     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181bf8283     Document Type: Review

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