title: Use of the single subject design for practice based primary care research.
abstract: The use of a single subject research design is proposed for practice based primary care research. An overview of the rationale of the design, an introduction to the methodology, strengths, limitations, a sample of recent literature citations, a working example, and possible clinical applications are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, and the Center for Primary Care Community-Based Research, 3518 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. jej@pitt.edu
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Janosky
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005194:Family Practice; D018579:Patient Selection; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D018401:Sample Size