Journal article
Clinical Research in Pediatric Plastic Surgery and Systematic Review of Quality-of-Life Questionnaires
Abstract
In the first part of this article, examples of different research designs used to study pediatric patients who undergo plastic surgery are described. The remainder of the article discusses the measurement of outcomes in pediatric plastic surgery research, with a particular focus on the assessment of quality of life (QOL). Issues specific to measuring QOL in children are discussed (eg, developmental considerations, use of self- versus proxy …
Authors
Klassen AF; Stotland MA; Skarsgard ED; Pusic AL
Journal
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 251–267
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.cps.2007.10.004
ISSN
0094-1298