Randomised controlled trials in plastic surgery: A systematic review of reporting quality

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 55-62

  Agha, Riaz Ahmed ^a   Camm, Christian F ^b   Doganay, Emre ^c   Edison, Eric ^d   Siddiqui, Muhammed R S ^e   Orgill, Dennis P ^f  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Consort; Levels of evidence; Randomised controlled trials; Reporting quality; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895068979     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-013-0893-5     Document Type: Review

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