A comparison of conventional and retrospective measures of change in symptoms after elective surgery
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Measuring change is fundamental to evaluations, health services research and quality management. To date, the Gold-Standard is the prospective assessment of pre- to postoperative change. However, this is not always possible (e.g. in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-04-01
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Series: | Health and Quality of Life Outcomes |
Online Access: | http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/23 |