Meta-analytic case report
A meta-analytic case report is a secondary research methodology that systematically identifies, appraises, and quantitatively or qualitatively pools data from multiple published individual case reports on the same clinical phenomenon. It is used most often when randomized trials or cohort data are unavailable — particularly for rare diseases, uncommon drug reactions, or novel presentations — and transforms isolated anecdotal observations into a more robust aggregate picture.
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- Murad, M. H., Sultan, S., Haffar, S., & Bazerbachi, F. (2018). Methodological quality and synthesis of case series and case reports. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 23(2), 60–63. · DOI 10.1136/bmjebm-2017-110853
- Nissen, T., & Wynn, R. (2014). The clinical case report: a review of its merits and limitations. BMC Research Notes, 7, 264. · DOI 10.1186/1756-0500-7-264
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