What is it about?
We discuss the development in the popularity of the case report genre, showing how its declibe parallelled the rise of more advanced methods. However, during the last 20 years its popularity has increased, partly due to increasing outlets for medical research, especially online.
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Why is it important?
The case history genre plays an important role in the medical literature.
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The medical case report is a vital and relevant genre. We need more knowledge about its history and role in medicine and the medical literature.
Professor Rolf Wynn
UiT Norges arktiske universitet
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This page is a summary of: The recent history of the clinical case report: a narrative review, JRSM Short Reports, December 2012, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1258/shorts.2012.012046.
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