The level of evidence pyramid: indicating levels of evidence in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery articles

Affiliations

¹ Arlington Heights, III.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Dallas, Texas From the American Society of Plastic Surgeons; the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Charlotte Plastic Surgery; and the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Editorial

Daniel Sullivan et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jul.

. 2011 Jul;128(1):311-314.

doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182195826.

¹ Arlington Heights, III.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Dallas, Texas From the American Society of Plastic Surgeons; the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Charlotte Plastic Surgery; and the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

No abstract available

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