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ReviewClinics in plastic surgery2013

Applying economic principles to outcomes analysis.

Melissa J Shauver, Kevin C Chung

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Review in Clinics in plastic surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Melissa J ShauverSection of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0340, USA.
Kevin C Chung

Funding

A Clinical Trial for the Surgical Treatment of Elderly Distal Radius FracturesR01AR062066 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHUNG, KEVIN C · 2011 to 2016
$3.8M
An Outcome Study of Rheumatoid Hand ArthroplastyR01AR047328 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHUNG, KEVIN C · 2003 to 2016
$3.1M
Evidence-Based Research in Hand SurgeryK24AR053120 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHUNG, KEVIN C · 2008 to 2018
$1.6M
NIAMS NIH HHS 2R01 AR047328-06NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR053120NIAMS NIH HHS K24AR053120NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR047328NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR062066NIAMS NIH HHS R01AR062066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article presents an introduction to economic outcomes for the plastic surgeon investigator. Types of economic outcomes are introduced and the matter of perspective is discussed. Examples from the plastic surgery literature are presented. The current and future importance of economic outcome measures is emphasized.

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Fees and ChargesHealth Care CostsHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CareReimbursement MechanismsSurgery, Plastic

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PMID23506768
PMCPMC3602802

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