The collective impact of rare diseases in Western Australia: an estimate using a population-based cohort | Zendy

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The collective impact of rare diseases in Western Australia: an estimate using a population-based cohort

Author(s) -

C. E. Walker,

Trinity Mahede,

Geoff Davis,

Laura Miller,

Jennifer Girschik,

Kate Brameld,

Wenxing Sun,

Ana Rath,

Ségolène Aymé,

Stephen R. Zubrick,

Gareth Baynam,

Caron Molster,

Hugh Dawkins,

Tarun Weeramanthri

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

genetics in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509

H-Index - 128

eISSN - 1530-0366

pISSN - 1098-3600

DOI - 10.1038/gim.2016.143

Subject(s) - cohort , medicine , population , epidemiology , cohort study , public health , health care , rare disease , family medicine , disease , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , nursing , economic growth , pathology , sociology , economics

It has been argued that rare diseases should be recognized as a public health priority. However, there is a shortage of epidemiological data describing the true burden of rare diseases. This study investigated hospital service use to provide a better understanding of the collective health and economic impacts of rare diseases.

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