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Has the Quality of Aesthetic Surgery Research Improved over the Last 20 Years?

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland

    C. M. Sugrue, R. M. Sugrue & J. L. Kelly

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Sugrue, C.M., Sugrue, R.M. & Kelly, J.L. Has the Quality of Aesthetic Surgery Research Improved over the Last 20 Years?. Aesth Plast Surg 41, 1473–1474 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-017-0915-y

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