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Increasing significance of medical case reports: JMCR leads the way

 Journal of Medical Case Reports (JMCR) announced yesterday that it has published its 500th case report this week. 

JMCR has published case reports from all major medical fields including cancer, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases and musculoskeletal disorders. Since its launch in 2006 over 530,000 case reports have been downloaded from JMCR’s website – indicative of the increasing significance and usage of case reports in the industry.

The 500^th article published by JMCR shows an analysis of 113 medical case reports that identify risk factors for the development of complications after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. By bringing together the case reports and amalgamating their results, the researchers of the study were able to determine the most likely factors leading to increased morbidity and mortality.

In a statement issued to the media, Editor-in-Chief Professor Michael Kidd, said:

"This is an important milestone for this new journal. Our journal is devoted to publishing reports about individual people. Reports which can serve as an early warning signal for the presentations of new and emerging diseases or the side effects of new medications. Reports which allow clinicians to share the experiences of their patients to support improving health care for everybody. I thank our readers, our authors, our reviewers, our editorial board and the staff of BioMed Central for their contributions to the success of this journal."

For more information, please see the press release.

Remember, nominations for the BioMed Central 3rd Annual Research Awards are now open. Browse over 500 of our case reports and nominate the report you think deserves the Case Reports Award.

Posted by Charlotte Webber at 12:55    Comments (0)

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