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case report

— A study describing one person with a particular health condition, often covering the course of the problem before and after treatment


Synonyms:

case study

Full explanation:

Case reports rarely provide reliable evidence of treatment effects.

However, reports of single patients with a health condition sometimes reveal dramatic effects of treatments, for example, the effects of insulin on diabetes.

See also:

non-randomized study

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