Identifying, managing and supporting patients with a rare disease
(2020)
Journal Article
Evans, W., McKay, L., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Identifying, managing and supporting patients with a rare disease. InnovAiT, 14(2), 92-99. https://doi.org/10.1177/1755738020974411
Rare diseases (RDs) are defined as diseases that affect less than 1 in 2000 people, 71.9% are genetic and 69.9% have symptom onset in childhood. There are an estimated 8000 rare diseases, and although individually rare, collectively they are common,... Read More about Identifying, managing and supporting patients with a rare disease.