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Statistical P Values Have No Guiding Significance in Clinical Trials of Plastic Surgery with Small Sample Sizes

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  1. Department of Thyroid Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China

    Xuejun Gao

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China

    Xia Cai

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Gao, X., Cai, X. Statistical P Values Have No Guiding Significance in Clinical Trials of Plastic Surgery with Small Sample Sizes. Aesth Plast Surg 46 (Suppl 1), 29–30 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02607-7

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