An uncontrolled observational study containing a detailed report of the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Case reports also contain some demographic information about the patient (for example, age, gender, ethnic origin).
Synonyms: case report CASE ONLY Case Report Case Study
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NCIT_C132298, NCIT_C66830, NCIT_C61410, NCIT_C127259
A detailed report of the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Case reports also contain some demographic information about the patient (for example, age, gender, ethnic origin).
A study in which the subject with the condition under study (the case) is compared against a theoretical/historical model of distribution that serves as a control.