Significance of case reports in the advancement of medical scientific knowledge

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 140, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2131-2134

  Carey, John C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case reports; Clinical cytogenetics; Impact factor; Scientific evidence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOGENETICS; HUMAN GENETICS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 33645562045     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31449     Document Type: Article

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