Networking for rare diseases: a necessity for Europe
Aymé, S.; Schmidtke, J. · Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz · 2007 · Heft 11 · S. 1477 bis 1483
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Zusammenfassung
Most rare diseases are life-threatening and chronically debilitating conditions, and the vast majority of them are genetically determined. Their individually low prevalence requires special combined efforts to address them so as to improve diagnosis, care and prevention. Though it is difficult to develop a public health policy specific to each rare disease, it is possible to have a global rather than a piecemeal approach in the areas of scientific and biomedical research, drug research and development, industry policy, information and training, social benefits, hospitalisation and outpatient care. In the recent…