The quality of systematic reviews in hand surgery: An analysis using AMSTAR

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 831-837

  Momeni, Arash ^a   Lee, Gordon K ^a   Talley, John R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAND; HUMAN; LITERATURE; REVIEW;

HAND; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878088936     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182818d24     Document Type: Review

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