The importance of case reports in advancing scientific knowledge of rare diseases

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 686, Issue , 2010, Pages 77-86

  Carey, John C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Case report; Etiology; Impact factor; Pathogenesis; Rare diseases; Study design; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RARE DISEASE; PUBLISHING; REVIEW;

HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLISHING; RARE DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79952055948     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9485-8_5     Document Type: Article

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