Measuring Outcomes in Nasal Surgery
Many desire outcome measurements in surgery, but few can agree on the measuring tools, and
fewer yet desire to be measured. This conflict underlies the quandary of measuring outcomes
in any surgical disease process, perhaps more so in the case of surgical procedures that ...
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Patients treated by surgery for oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma report similar appearance issues at follow-up as the general population.
1. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2009 Dec;9(4):244-6. Patients treated by surgery for
oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma report similar appearance issues
at follow-up as the general population. John MT. Division of ...
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The Portuguese version of the Body Image Scale (BIS)-psychometric properties in a sample of breast cancer patients
The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of
the body image scale (BIS; Hopwood, P., Fletcher, I., Lee, A., Al Ghazal, S., 2001. A body image
scale for use with cancer patients. European Journal of Cancer, 37, 189–197). This is a ...
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The individual health burden of acne
This study examined appearance- related distress in patients with acne. One hundred and
thirty-two people attending a specialist acne clinic completed questionnaires including the Derriford
Appearance Scale and three self-rated acne scales covering more (facial) and less ...
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Protocol for the combined immunosuppression & radiotherapy in thyroid eye disease(CIRTED) trial: A multi-centre, double-masked, factorial randomised
Medical management of thyroid eye disease remains controversial due to a paucity of high quality
evidence on long-term treatment outcomes. Glucocorticoids are known to be effective initially
but have significant side-effects with long-term use and recrudescence can occur on ...
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Comparing the body esteem of pediatric survivors of burn injury with the body esteem of an age-matched comparison group without burns
This research was supported by grants from the International Association of Fire Fighters Burn
Foundation and the Professional Staff Congress–City University of New York Research Award
Program and by Grant H133A020101 from the National Institute on Disability and ...
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Skin scar preconceptions must be challenged: Importance of self-perception in skin scarring
Greater objective scar severity and visibility should intuitively cause greater psychosocial distress
for patients. Previous research is contradictory and has employed non-validated scar severity
measures whilst neglecting patient-rated severity. The aim of this study was to assess the ...
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Amblyopia: Contemporary clinical issues
Research into the clinical management of amblyopia has, most recently, focussed on the effectiveness
of amblyopia treatment. Given the mounting evidence that the condition is treatable, an important
priority is the detection of individuals with the condition. Here, we review critically the ...
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