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Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 5/2021

01-10-2021 | Blepharoplasty | Commentary & Discussion

Non-Inferiority Trials in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: What Do You Need to Know?

Authors: Osama A. Samargandi, Connor McGuire

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 5/2021

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Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.​springer.​com/​00266.​ …
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Metadata
Title
Non-Inferiority Trials in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: What Do You Need to Know?
Authors
Osama A. Samargandi
Connor McGuire
Publication date
01-10-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02384-3

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