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  • (case only) A study in which the subject with the condition under study (the case) is compared against a theoretical/historical model of distribution that serves as a control.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • An uncontrolled observational study containing a detailed report of the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Case reports also contain some demographic information about the patient (for example, age, gender, ethnic origin).
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (case report) A detailed report of the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Case reports also contain some demographic information about the patient (for example, age, gender, ethnic origin).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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