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Abstract
A large group of diseases which are characterized by a low prevalence in the population. They frequently are associated with problems in diagnosis and treatment.
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Disease, Rare
- Rare Disease
- Orphan Diseases
- Disease, Orphan
- Orphan Disease
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific disease; index only when discussed as rare disease
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History Note
2003
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Previous Indexing
- Case Report (1965-2002)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Rare Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D035583. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D035583
- Rare Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_disease
- Rare Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929833