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Prevalence and practice for rare diseases in primary care: a national cross-sectional study in the USA

OBJECTIVES: There are more than 7000 rare diseases in the USA, and they are prevalent in 8% of the population. Due to life-threatening risk and limited therapies, early detection and treatment are critical. The purpose of this study was to explore characteristics of visits for patients with rare dis...

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Autores principales: Jo, Ara, Larson, Samantha, Carek, Peter, Peabody, Michael R, Peterson, Lars E, Mainous, Arch G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6500220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30940763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027248