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Thoma A, Ignacy TA, Li YK, et al. Reporting the level of evidence in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Why is it important?. Can J Plast Surg. 2012;20(1):12-6doi: 10.1177/229255031202000113.
Thoma, A., Ignacy, T. A., Li, Y. K., & Coroneos, C. J. (2012). Reporting the level of evidence in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Why is it important?. The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique, 20(1), 12-6. https://doi.org/10.1177/229255031202000113
Thoma, Achilleas, et al. "Reporting the level of evidence in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Why is it important?." The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique vol. 20,1 (2012): 12-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/229255031202000113
Thoma A, Ignacy TA, Li YK, Coroneos CJ. Reporting the level of evidence in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Why is it important?. Can J Plast Surg. 2012;20(1):12-6. doi: 10.1177/229255031202000113. PMID: 23598760; PMCID: PMC3307675.
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Can J Plast Surg. 2012;20(1):12-6. doi: 10.1177/229255031202000113.

Reporting the level of evidence in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Why is it important?.

The Canadian journal of plastic surgery = Journal canadien de chirurgie plastique

Achilleas Thoma, Teegan A Ignacy, Yu Kit Li, Christopher J Coroneos

Affiliations

  1. Division of Plastic Surgery; ; Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOURCE), Department of Surgery; ; Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

PMID: 23598760 PMCID: PMC3307675 DOI: 10.1177/229255031202000113

Abstract

The levels of evidence (LOE) table has been increasingly used by many surgical journals and societies to emphasize the importance of proper study design. Since their origin, LOE have evolved to consider multiple study designs and also the rigour of not only the study type but multiple aspects of its design. The use of LOE aids readers in appraising the literature while encouraging clinical researchers to produce high-quality evidence. The current article discusses the benefits and limitations of the LOE, as well as the LOE of articles published in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery (CJPS). Along with an assessment of the LOE in the CJPS, the authors have provided recommendations to improve the quality and readability of articles published in the CJPS.

Keywords: Evidence; Levels of evidence, quality; Literature review; Plastic surgery; Research methodology

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