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The Levels of Evidence and Their Role in Evidence-Based Medicine
Burns, Patricia B.; Rohrich, Rod J.; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 128(1):305-310, July 2011.

Development of a Brief, 12-Item Version of the Michigan Hand Questionnaire
Waljee, Jennifer F.; Kim, H. Myra; Burns, Patricia B.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 128(1):208-220, July 2011.

Randomized Controlled Trials
McCarthy, Colleen M.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 127(4):1707-1712, April 2011.

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Haase, Steven C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 127(2):955-966, February 2011.

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Plastic Surgery: Use and Interpretation in Evidence-Based Medicine
Pusic, Andrea L.; Lemaine, Valerie; Klassen, Anne F.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 127(3):1361-1367, March 2011.

Statistics in Medicine
Januszyk, Michael; Gurtner, Geoffrey C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 127(1):437-444, January 2011.

Observational Studies: Cohort and Case-Control Studies
Song, Jae W.; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 126(6):2234-2242, December 2010.

A Guide for Writing in the Scientific Forum
Kotsis, Sandra V.; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 126(5):1763-1771, November 2010.

The Levels of Evidence and Their Role in Evidence-Based Medicine
Burns, Patricia B.; Rohrich, Rod J.; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 128(1):305-310, July 2011.

The Level of Evidence Pyramid: Indicating Levels of Evidence in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Articles
Sullivan, Daniel; Chung, Kevin C.; Eaves, F. Felmont III
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 128(1):311-314, July 2011.

Evidence-Based Medicine: The Fourth Revolution in American Medicine?
Chung, Kevin C.; Ram, Ashwin N.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 123(1):389-398, January 2009.

A Guide to Qualitative Research in Plastic Surgery
Shauver, Melissa J.; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 126(3):1089-1097, September 2010.

Survey Research
Alderman, Amy K.; Salem, Barbara
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 126(4):1381-1389, October 2010.

Decision Analysis in Plastic Surgery: A Primer
Sears, Erika Davis; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 126(4):1373-1380, October 2010.

Introducing Evidence-Based Medicine to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chung, Kevin C.; Swanson, Jennifer A.; Schmitz, DeLaine
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 123(4):1385-1389, April 2009.

Developing Good Clinical Questions and Finding the Best Evidence to Answer Those Questions
Burns, Patricia B.; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 126(2):613-618, August 2010.

Fundamental Principles of Conducting a Surgery Economic Analysis Study
Kotsis, Sandra V.; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 125(2):727-735, February 2010.

How to Practice Evidence-Based Medicine
Swanson, Jennifer A.; Schmitz, DeLaine; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 126(1):286-294, July 2010.

Systematic Reviews: A Primer for Plastic Surgery Research
Margaliot, Zvi; Chung, Kevin C.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 120(7):1834-1841, December 2007.

Where Do We Find the Best Evidence?
McCarthy, Colleen M.; Collins, E Dale; Pusic, Andrea L.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 122(6):1942-1947, December 2008.