Rare childhood disorders, including Pompe disease, pose a significant estimated impact on the quality of life of affected children and their parents, a study reports. The study, “Health utilities and parental quality of life effects for three rare conditions tested in newborns,” was published in the Journal of…
quality of life
Finding treatments and potential cures for rare diseases is crucial, but so is the quality of patients’ lives — a rather nebulous term that means different things to different people. “Recently, there’s been much more of a focus on Quality of Life (QoL) issues, real-world evidence and patient-reported outcomes,” said…
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