Discussion: the quality of systematic reviews in hand surgery: an analysis using AMSTAR

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¹ Los Angeles, Calif.; and Ann Arbor, Mich. From the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California, and the Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan.

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Lee Squitieri et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Apr.

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doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182827b20.

¹ Los Angeles, Calif.; and Ann Arbor, Mich. From the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California, and the Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan.

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The quality of systematic reviews in hand surgery: an analysis using AMSTAR.
Momeni A, Lee GK, Talley JR. Momeni A, et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Apr;131(4):831-837. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182818d24. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013. PMID: 23542254 Review.

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