Journal article
Clinical Research in Aesthetic Surgery
Abstract
Clinical research in aesthetic surgery cannot use traditional objective measures of surgical success. Present research designs and methods used in aesthetic surgery limit the ability to conduct meaningful clinical research. Outcomes research may be ideally suited for assessing patients in aesthetic surgery. A critical aspect of an outcomes-based approach is to select appropriate instruments for investigations. Widely accepted, standardized …
Authors
Ching S; Rockwell G; Thoma A; Antony MM
Journal
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 269–273
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.cps.2007.10.002
ISSN
0094-1298