Mapping health care of rare diseases: the example of epidermolysis bullosa in Germany

Abstract Background Rare diseases affect approximately 30 million people in the European Union and present a major health issue. Over 1000 rare skin diseases are known, many of which are of genetic origin and manifest in childhood. One of these diseases is epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a genodermatosi...

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Main Authors: Antonia Reimer, Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, Hagen Ott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0944-x