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01-12-2007 | Editorial
Introducing Journal of Medical Case Reports
Authors:
Michael Kidd, Charlotte Hubbard
Published in:
Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Issue 1/2007
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Excerpt
A case report provides important and detailed information about an individual, which is often lost in larger studies. Moreover, case reports can serve as an early warning signal for the adverse effects of new medications, or the presentations of new and emerging diseases. Although a number of medical journals publish case reports, these articles are underrepresented in the literature, and there has not been a journal specifically devoted to these valuable reports. Journal of Medical Case Reports fills this void. It is an online, open access journal dedicated to the publication of high quality case reports, and aims to contribute to the expansion of current medical knowledge. …