Reporting quality of observational studies in plastic surgery needs improvement: A systematic review

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 585-589

  Agha, Riaz Ahmed ^a   Lee, Seon Young ^b   Jeong, Kyung Jin Lee ^b   Fowler, Alexander J ^c   Orgill, Dennis P ^d  

^a MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

levels of evidence; observational studies; reporting quality; research methodology; STROBE

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PUBLICATION; STANDARDS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 84922263060     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000419     Document Type: Review

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