The level of evidence pyramid: Indicating levels of evidence in plastic and reconstructive surgery articles

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 311-314

  Sullivan, Daniel ^a,b,c,d   Chung, Kevin C ^a,b,c,d   Eaves, F Felmont ^a,b,c,d   Rohrich, Rod J ^b,c,d  

^a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c American Society of Plastic Surgeons   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 79960029907     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182195826     Document Type: Editorial

References (4)

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2. Swanson JA, Schmitz D, Chung KC. How to practice evidencebased medicine. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010;126:286-294.
3. Sinno H, Neel OF, Lutfy J, Bartlett G, Gilardino M. Level of evidence in plastic surgery research. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011; 127:974-980.
4. Burns PB, Rohrich RJ, Chung KC. The levels of evidence and their role in evidence-based medicine. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011;128:305-310.