The urgent need to empower rare disease organizations in China: an interview-based study

Abstract Background Each rare disease only affects a small number of population. However, a total of 7000 rare diseases may affect 10% of the population. Due to the severity and lack of rare disease awareness, rare disease represents a huge challenge for the healthcare system. In Western countries,...

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Main Authors: Xuefeng Li, Zijuan Lu, Jianyong Zhang, Xiangyu Zhang, Shu Zhang, Jincheng Zhou, Bingzhe Li, Li Ou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-020-01568-5