For 25 years, medical literature published invented clinical cases(peakd.com)
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For 25 years, medical literature published invented clinical cases
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Case reports are the lowest levelnof evidence for a reason. Troublenis when sustematic reviews of a certain conditin is based on historical case reports and noise turns into pseudo-signal
There have been some great cases reports, Broca’s area, but you must scrutinise everything youn read.
There have been some great cases reports, Broca’s area, but you must scrutinise everything youn read.
Medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are fiction (retractionwatch.com)
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