The cumulative incidence and trends of rare diseases in South Korea: a nationwide study of the administrative data from the National Health Insurance Service database from 2011–2015

The cumulative incidence and trends of rare diseases in South Korea: a nationwide study of the administrative data from the National Health Insurance Service database from 2011–2015

Abstract Background The burden of rare diseases on society and patients’ families has increased in Korea. However, because of the infrequency of rare diseases, there is a lack of resources and information to address these cases and inadequate funding for the management of these patients. We investig...

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Main Authors: Sung-Shil Lim, Wanhyung Lee, Yeong-Kwang Kim, Jihyun Kim, Jong Heon Park, Bo Ram Park, Jin-Ha Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Rare disease
Incidence
Administrative data
Population-based
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1032-6

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