Outcomes research in pediatric surgery part 2: How to structure a research question

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 226-231

  Chang, David C ^a   Rhee, Daniel S ^b   Papandria, Dominic ^b   Aspelund, Gudrun ^c   Cowles, Robert A ^c   Huang, Eunice Y ^d   Chen, Catherine ^e   Middlesworth, William ^c   Arca, Marjorie J ^f   Abdullah, Fizan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative effectiveness research; Outcomes research; Pediatric surgery; Study design; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751555736     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.09.095     Document Type: Article

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