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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Main Authors: Dörning Hans, Hussein Rugzan, Lorenz Christoph, Petrucci Marco, Bitzer Eva M, Trojan Alf, Nickel Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/23

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