Consecutive case series
A consecutive case series is a clinical study that includes all eligible patients identified by the researchers during the study registration period. The patients are treated in the order in which they are identified. This type of study usually does not have a control group.
For example, in Hagopian, et al (2013), a consecutive case series design was used to prevent bias towards a particular outcome.
Citations
- Hagopian, L. P., Rooker, G. W., Jessel, J. and DeLeon, I. G. (2013), INITIAL FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OUTCOMES AND MODIFICATIONS IN PURSUIT OF DIFFERENTIATION: A SUMMARY OF 176 INPATIENT CASES. Jnl of Applied Behav Analysis, 46: 88–100. doi: 10.1002/jaba.25,
External links
- Consecutive case series entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
- Hagopian, L. P., Rooker, G. W., Jessel, J. and DeLeon, I. G. (2013), INITIAL FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OUTCOMES AND MODIFICATIONS IN PURSUIT OF DIFFERENTIATION: A SUMMARY OF 176 INPATIENT CASES
This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".