What is a case study?

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Heale, R and Twycross, AM (2017). What is a case study? Evidence-Based Nursing. 21 (1), pp. 7-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2017-102845
AuthorsHeale, R and Twycross, AM
Abstract

Case study is a research methodology, typically seen in social and life sciences. There is no one definition of case study research. However, very simply… ‘a case study can be defined as an intensive study about a person, a group of people or a unit, which is aimed to generalize over several units’. A case study has also been described as an intensive, systematic investigation of a single individual, group, community or some other unit in which the researcher examines in-depth data relating to several variables.

Keywords1103 Clinical Sciences
Year2017
JournalEvidence-Based Nursing
Journal citation21 (1), pp. 7-8
PublisherRCN Publishing (RCNi)
BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN1468-9618
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2017-102845
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Accepted19 Dec 2017
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