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Outcomes analysis in hand surgery patients--get your project started!

Chris Arslanian
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Once there are answers to the research questions, the results must be used in clinical practice to alter treatment plans, giving patients the most appropriate choices and the highest quality outcomes based on scientific data. Daily clinical practice can be improved by applying the results of outcomes studies to alternative treatment options. This in turn helps lead the clinician to choose the path to the best outcome for the patient. Because most practitioners recognize the need and the importance for conducting outcomes research, finding alternative avenues for them to be successful in the process is essential.

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Chris Arslanian. 2003. Outcomes analysis in hand surgery patients--get your project started!. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0749-0712(03)00005-2

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