Challenges in outcome measurement: Clinical research perspective

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 471, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3496-3503

  O'Connor, Daniel P ^a   Brinker, Mark R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 84885959612     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-3194-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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