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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 4/2007

01-04-2007 | Editorial

Patient reported outcomes: Cinderella subject, no more

Author: Prof Sir Alfred Cuschieri

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 4/2007

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This issue of Surgical Endoscopy contains a commissioned review article by Drs. Korolija, Wood-Dauphinée, and Pointner on Patient- reported outcomes (PROs), [1] which in essence reflect how surgical treatment, irrespective of the approach, can alter appreciably the quality of life of patients who seek treatment for relief of symptoms caused by specific disorders. Patients’ satisfaction with the treatment depends largely on relief or significant improvement in their symptoms, but it is also influenced by their experience and the quality of the entire process of treatment. …
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Metadata
Title
Patient reported outcomes: Cinderella subject, no more
Author
Prof Sir Alfred Cuschieri
Publication date
01-04-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9254-4

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