Estimating cumulative point prevalence of rare diseases: analysis of the Orphanet database

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 165-173

  Nguengang Wakap, Stéphanie ^a   Lambert, Deborah M ^b   Olry, Annie ^a   Rodwell, Charlotte ^a   Gueydan, Charlotte ^a   Lanneau, Valérie ^a   Murphy, Daniel ^b   Le Cam, Yann ^c   Rath, Ana ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Eurordis (European organisation for rare diseases)   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE BURDEN; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REFERENCE DATABASE; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETIC DISORDER; GLOBAL HEALTH;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RARE DISEASES;

EID: 85073813221     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-019-0508-0     Document Type: Article

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