Classification and codification of rare diseases

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1026-1027

  Kodra, Yllka ^a   Fantini, Bernardino ^b   Taruscio, Domenica ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CODING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC DISORDER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RARE DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; RARE DISEASES;

EID: 84864290191     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.02.014     Document Type: Letter

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