Understanding the Value of Case Reports and Studies in the Context of Clinical Research, Research Design, and Evidence-Based Practice
Journal Title: Journal of Case Reports and Studies - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Case reports and studies may be defined as the nonexperimental description of an individual or a few of cases in terms of new or unusual presentation of the diseases, an unexpected disease course or pathophysiology, and new effects (either beneficial or detrimental) of existing medications or procedures. Although they suffer from the non-experimental nature and other potential bias and errors, case reports and studies have played and will continue to play an important part in the advancement of medicine. They often serve as “primers” leading to discoveries of new diseases/disease pathophysiology as well as the development of new preventive and therapeutic measures.
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