The choice of controls for providing validity and evidence in clinical research

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 959-965

  Malay, Sunitha ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTROL GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84866979330     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318262f4c8     Document Type: Article

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