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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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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Health.
TitleCanadians 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 typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
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-
Description1 online resource (vii, 44 pages)
Catalogue number
  • XC62-1/1-421-22E-PDF
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