@article{QIMS5102,
author = {Yì-Xiáng J. Wáng},
title = {Advance modern medicine with clinical case reports},
journal = {Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery},
volume = {4},
number = {6},
year = {2014},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Randomized clinical trial (RCT) can fail to demonstrate the richness of individual patient characteristics. Given the unpredictable nature of medicine, a patient may present in an unusual way, have a strange new pathology, or react to a medical intervention in a manner not seen before. The publication of these novelties as case reports is a fundamental way of conveying medical knowledge. Throughout history there have been famous case studies that shaped the way we view health and disease. Case reports can have the following functions: (I) descriptions of new diseases; (II) study of mechanisms; (III) discovery new therapies; (IV) recognition of side effects; and (V) education. Before submitting a case report, it is worthwhile to refer to the Case Report Check Sheet described by Green and Johnson [2006].},
issn = {2223-4306}, url = {https://qims.amegroups.org/article/view/5102}
}