title: Pro: outcomes research is cost effective and critical to the specialty.
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Assessment Foundation, Belfast.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*