Systematic reviews and meta-analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 955-966

  Haase, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 79951593968     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318200afa9     Document Type: Article

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