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Literature Searching for Research: Case Reports

Concept and Context

Why write a case report?

Case reports in an evidence-based world
Vandenbroucke article (1999)
In Support of Clinical Case Reports: A System of Causality Assessment
Kiene, Hamre, and Kienle (2013)
Anecdotes as evidence
Aronson (2003)
In Defense of Case Reports and Case Series
Vandenbrouke, (2001) (on campus only)

CARE - Case Report Guidelines

First Step! Check out the Researcher's Toolbox

Check out the CCAG Researcher's Toolbox
From the CCAG Intranet Research Department!

Case Reports -- Check them out!

Oxford Medical Case Reports
Open Access
Journal of Medical Case Reports
Open Access

Writing Case Reports

Writing Case Reports by Clifford Packer; Gabrielle Berger; Somnath Mookherjee
Call Number: E-Book (on campus only)

Writing a Clinical Vignette (Case Report) Abstract
From the ACP
How to write a case report for publication
Green and Johnson article (2006)
How to write a case report
Ghadiri-Sani article (on campus only)
How to write a patient case report
Cohen (on campus only)
New journals for publishing medical case reports
Katherine Akers article