The influence of regional health care structures on delay in diagnosis of rare diseases: The case of Marfan Syndrome

Health Policy

Volumn 105, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 119-127

  Roll, Kathrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Health care quality; Marfan Syndrome; Physician density; Rare diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION;

ADULT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RARE DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859751278     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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