The Methodological Quality of Case Series Published Early vs. Late in the Course of a Pandemic: A Meta-Epidemiologic Study

Introduction Case reports and series are critical to guide initial decision-making in a pandemic, but may have lower rigor because of the need to publish them quickly. This meta-epidemiologic study compares the methodological quality of case series that described the acute coronavirus dis...

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Main Authors: Yahya Alsawaf, Mohammed Firwana, Tarek Nayfeh, Mohamed O. Seisa, Reem A. Alsibai, Alzhraa S. Abbas, Elizabeth H. Lees, Ye Zhu, Michael E. Wolf, Greg Vanichkachorn, Moustafa Hegazi, Larry J. Prokop, M. Hassan Murad, Samer Saadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2025-01-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1806762
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Summary:Introduction Case reports and series are critical to guide initial decision-making in a pandemic, but may have lower rigor because of the need to publish them quickly. This meta-epidemiologic study compares the methodological quality of case series that described the acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 versus those that described long-haul cases.
ISSN:2231-0770
2249-4464