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case reports and case series  

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  • Case reports and case series in epidemiology and medicine are a type of descriptive study based on singular or grouped uncontrolled observations of patients. Case reports are defined here as singular reports on one individual patient, while case series are collections of information on more than one patient. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Case Reports and Case Series]

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