Description: Rare Diseases in the Age of Health , Hardcover by Bali, Rajeev K. (EDT); Bos, Lodewijk (EDT); Gibbons, Michael Christopher (EDT); Ibell, Simon R. (EDT), ISBN 3642386423, ISBN-13 9783642386428, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This text focuses on various factors associated with orphan diseases and the influence and role of health information technologies. Orphan diseases have not been adopted by the pharmaceutical industry because they provide little financial incentive to treat or prevent it. It is estimated that 6,000-7,000 orphan diseases exist today; as medical knowledge continues to expand, this number is likely to become much greater.Th highlights the opportunities and challenges in this increasingly important area. Th explores new avenues which are opened by information technologies and Health , and highlights also economic opportunities of orphan disease medicine. The editors of this new book have international experience and competencies in the key areas of patient empowerment, healthcare and clinical knowledge management, healthcare inequalities and disparities, rare diseases and patient advocacy.
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Book Title: Rare Diseases in the Age of Health 2.0
Number of Pages: Xxxiii, 292 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Rare Diseases in the Age of Health 2.0
Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Subject: Diseases, Biomedical
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 0.3 in
Item Weight: 217 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Lodewijk Bos
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Medical
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Communications in Medical and Care Compunetics Ser.
Format: Hardcover
