Medical case reports: A pillar of medical knowledge beyond large datasets

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Danny Tucker. Case Rep Womens Health. 2023.

. 2023 May 19:39:e00514.

doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2023.e00514. eCollection 2023 Sep.

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Keywords: Big data; Case reports; Evidence-based medicine.

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The author has no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this editorial.

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