Survival of patients with rare diseases: a population-based study in Tuscany (Italy)
Abstract Background Rare diseases (RDs) encompass a heterogeneous group of life-threatening or chronically debilitating conditions that individually affect a small number of subjects but overall represent a major public health issue globally. There are still limited data on RD burden due to the pauc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01907-0 |