The interoperability between the Spanish version of the International Classification of Diseases and ORPHAcodes: towards better identification of rare diseases

Abstract Background Rare diseases present a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and severity levels and are often poorly known and underrepresented, making them difficult to classify. Diagnoses are usually coded using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), with its different versio...

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Main Authors: Juan Rico, Luis Javier Echevarría-González de Garibay, María García-López, Sandra Guardiola-Vilarroig, Luis Alberto Maceda-Roldán, Óscar Zurriaga, Clara Cavero-Carbonell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01763-y