Canadians affected by rare diseases and disorders : improving access to treatment / Bill Casey, chair.: XC62-1/1-421-22E-PDF
"According to Health Canada, rare diseases are life-threatening, debilitating or serious and chronic conditions that affect a small number of individuals. Approximately one million Canadians are affected by rare diseases. These diseases often appear at birth or emerge in early childhood. One-third of children with rare diseases die before their fifth birthday. For 94% of these conditions, there is no treatment available"--Summary, page [1].
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Health. |
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| Title | Canadians affected by rare diseases and disorders : improving access to treatment / Bill Casey, chair. |
| Variant title | Improving access to treatment |
| Series title | Report of the Standing Committee on Health ; 22nd report, 42nd Parliament, 1st session |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | "February 2019." Issued also in HTML format. Issued also in French under title: Améliorer l’accès aux traitements pour les canadiens atteints de maladies et de troubles rares. original published on: 2019/02/28; published on: 2019/05/09. Includes bibliographic references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada = Chambre des communes, Canada, February 2019. |
| Author / Contributor | Casey, Bill, 1945- |
| Description | 1 online resource (vii, 44 pages) |
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| Subject terms | Health care Diseases |
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