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Do Case Reports and Case Series Generate Clinical Discoveries About Preeclampsia? A Systematic Review

Ghayath Janoudi1 Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada;2 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-047XView further author information
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Mara Uzun (Rada)3 Independent Researcher, Ottawa, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4010-3111View further author information
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Stephanie T Boyd1 Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-743XView further author information
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Deshayne B Fell2 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;4 Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5548-3228View further author information
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Joel G Ray5 Departments of Medicine, Health Policy Management and Evaluation, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1635-4658View further author information
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Angel M Foster6 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-203XView further author information
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Randy Giffen7 IBM Canada, IBM, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-7009View further author information
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Tammy J Clifford2 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;8 Canadian Institute of Health Research, Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaView further author information
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Mark C Walker1 Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada;2 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;9 International and Global Health Office, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;10 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;11 Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada;12 BORN Ontario, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 411-425 | Received 26 Nov 2022, Accepted 13 Mar 2023, Published online: 21 Mar 2023

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