Tips for writing a case report for the novice author
A case report is a description of important scientific observations that are missed or undetectable in clinical trials. This includes a rare or unusual clinical condition, a previously unreported or unrecognized disease, unusual side effects to therapy or response to treatment, and unique use of ima...
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| author | Sun, Zhonghua |
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| description | A case report is a description of important scientific observations that are missed or undetectable in clinical trials. This includes a rare or unusual clinical condition, a previously unreported or unrecognized disease, unusual side effects to therapy or response to treatment, and unique use of imaging modalities or diagnostic tests to assist diagnosis of a disease. Generally, a case report should be short and focussed, with its main components being the abstract, introduction, case description, and discussion. This article discusses the essential components of a case report, with the aim of providing guidelines and tips to novice authors to improve their writing skills. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-90562017-09-13T14:51:30Z Tips for writing a case report for the novice author Sun, Zhonghua Case reports writing research publishing A case report is a description of important scientific observations that are missed or undetectable in clinical trials. This includes a rare or unusual clinical condition, a previously unreported or unrecognized disease, unusual side effects to therapy or response to treatment, and unique use of imaging modalities or diagnostic tests to assist diagnosis of a disease. Generally, a case report should be short and focussed, with its main components being the abstract, introduction, case description, and discussion. This article discusses the essential components of a case report, with the aim of providing guidelines and tips to novice authors to improve their writing skills. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9056 10.1002/jmrs.18 Wiley fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Case reports writing research publishing Sun, Zhonghua Tips for writing a case report for the novice author |
| title | Tips for writing a case report for the novice author |
| title_full | Tips for writing a case report for the novice author |
| title_fullStr | Tips for writing a case report for the novice author |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tips for writing a case report for the novice author |
| title_short | Tips for writing a case report for the novice author |
| title_sort | tips for writing a case report for the novice author |
| topic | Case reports writing research publishing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9056 |