Italian Journal of Medicine (Sep 2014)

How to write a case report? Guidelines for Internists

  • Paola Gnerre,
  • Micaela La Regina,
  • Giorgio Ballardini,
  • Giuseppe Chesi,
  • Paola Granata,
  • Giovanni Scanelli,
  • Sirio Fiorino,
  • Francesco Dentali,
  • Roberto Nardi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2014.535
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 200 – 203

Abstract

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A case report is a detailed narrative of symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatments and follow-up of one or several patients. Although, in evidence-based medicine, randomized clinical trials provide most of the scientific evidence, whereas case reports play in general a minor role, they represent an important part of medical practice.

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