Measuring Outcomes in Aesthetic Surgery

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 297-304

  Alderman, Amy ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^b  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual models; Decision making; Evidence based medicine; Outcomes; Plastic surgery

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 84875295623     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: 15580504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2012.10.005     Document Type: Review

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