A Systematic Review of Surgical Randomized Controlled Trials: Part I. Risk of Bias and Outcomes: Common Pitfalls Plastic Surgeons Can Overcome.

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Published in Plast Reconstr Surg on February 01, 2016

Authors

Sophocles H Voineskos1, Christopher J Coroneos, Natalia I Ziolkowski, Manraj N Kaur, Laura Banfield, Maureen O Meade, Achilleas Thoma, Kevin C Chung, Mohit Bhandari

Author Affiliations

1: Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Ann Arbor, Mich. From the Divisions of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, the Surgical Outcomes Research Center, the Health Sciences Library, and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University; the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; and the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Health System.

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