A guide to interpreting a study of patient-reported outcomes

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1200-1207

  Davis Sears, Erika ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DECISION MAKING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF REPORT; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860711299     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824a2e21     Document Type: Article

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