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Data sources in formal case studies |
| 1. Previous medical records of the patient |
| 2. Pre-treatment questionnaires |
| 3. Written/typed notes of the practitioner * |
| 4. Verbatim transcripts of consultations |
| 5. Audio and video tapes of consultations |
| 6. Generic numeric outcome scores (eg EQ-5D or GHQ) |
| 7. Condition-specific outcome scores (e.g. BDI, IBS-QoL) |
| 8. Physical and laboratory measurements (eg bp and ESR) |
| 9. Journals written by patient through therapeutic process |
| 10. Data from interviews of patient by an independent researcher |
| 11. Testimonies of family members |
| 12. Testimonies of other carers including GP and hospital specialist |
| 13. Details of all concurrent medications |
| 14. Other – eg paintings or poems by patient |
| 15. Notes from "supervision" of homeopathic prescribing |
| 16. Information from the homeopathic literature (eg Materia medica) |
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* – this is often the only source used in informal case reports |
Thompson BMC Medical Research Methodology 2004 4:4 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-4-4 |