Evaluation of utility in shoulder pathology: Correlating the american shoulder and elbow surgeons and constant scores to the EuroQoL

World Journal of Orthopedics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 20-24

  Bafus, Blaine T ^a   Hughes, Richard E ^b   Miller, Bruce S ^b   Carpenter, James E ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score; Constant score; EuroQoL; Outcomes; Shoulder; Utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893033354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22185836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v3.i3.20     Document Type: Article

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