Rare Diseases Epidemiology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Posada de la Paz, Manuel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Groft, Stephen C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Σειρά: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 686
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Health promotion.; Epidemiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Human Genetics.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

'Rare Diseases Epidemiology' offers numerous approaches to increase the knowledge base of rare diseases and conditions and to facilitate the development and dissemination of interventions for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of over 6500 diseases and conditions. The goals of epidemi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Rare Diseases
• Rare Diseases – Avoiding Misperceptions and Establishing Realities: The Need for Reliable Epidemiological Data
• Methods and Approaches
• Rare Diseases Epidemiology Research
• Evidence-Based Medicine and Rare Diseases
• Prevention, Diagnosis and Services
• The Importance of Case Reports in Advancing Scientific Knowledge of Rare Diseases
• Patient Registries: Utility, Validity and Inference
• Biobanking in Rare Disorders
• Evaluation of the Validity and Utility of Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases
• Population-Based Surveillance for Rare Congenital and Inherited Disorders: Models and Challenges
• Statistical Methods for the Geographical Analysis of Rare Diseases
• Clinical Trials and Rare Diseases
• Pharmacoepidemiology
• A Regulatory Overview About Rare Diseases
• Economics and Social Epidemiology
• Economic Considerations in the Provision of Treatments for Rare Diseases
• Rare Diseases Social Epidemiology: Analysis of Inequalities
• Quality of Life and Rare Diseases
• Cost of Illness and Economic Evaluation in Rare Diseases
• Epidemiology of Group of Rare Diseases
• The Burden of Rare Cancers in Europe
• Hereditary Channelopathies in Neurology
• Osteochondral Diseases and Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
• The Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in Europe
• Rare Autoimmune Diseases
• Epidemiology of Rare Anaemias in Europe
• Inherited Metabolic Rare Disease
• The Contribution of Rare Diseases to Understanding the Epidemiology of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
• Policy and Ethics Issues in Rare Diseases
• Creating a European Union Framework for Actions in the Field of Rare Diseases
• National Plans and Strategies on Rare Diseases in Europe
• Ethical Aspects on Rare Diseases
• Patient Organizations Role
• Advocacy Groups and Their Role in Rare Diseases Research.