Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports
ISSN: 2582-0370
Article Type: Editorial
Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep. 2018 Aug 17;1(1):10-15
El-Gilany AH1*
1Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
Corresponding Author: Abdel-Hady El-Gilany MD ORCID ID
Address: Professor of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University Egypt.
Received date: 06 August 2018; Accepted date: 16 August 2018; Published date: 17 August 2018
Citation: El-Gilany AH. What is case series?. Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep. 2018 Aug 17;1(1):10-15.
Copyright © 2018 El-Gilany AH. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Case Series, Exposure Series, Definition, Types, Importance, Limitations
Abstract
This is the second part of a series on case reports and case series studies. It will help junior researchers to comprehend what is the case series/exposure series as a type of research. It highlights the definition, types, importance, limitations, and differences between case series and exposure series. Examples of important historical case series that were instrumental in the early identification of health problems will be mentioned. A special editorial will be devoted to consecutive controlled case series (CCCS)/ self-controlled case series (SCCS) as an important research method.
