Published on in Vol 10 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/57353, first published .
Patterns of the Health and Economic Burden of 33 Rare Diseases in China: Nationwide Web-Based Study

Patterns of the Health and Economic Burden of 33 Rare Diseases in China: Nationwide Web-Based Study

Patterns of the Health and Economic Burden of 33 Rare Diseases in China: Nationwide Web-Based Study

Jiazhou Yu   1 , PhD ;   Shanquan Chen   2 , PhD ;   Huanyu Zhang   3, 4 , PhD ;   Shuyang Zhang   5 * , MD ;   Dong Dong   1, 3 * , PhD

1 Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, China (Hong Kong)

2 International Centre for Evidence in Disability, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

3 Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China

4 Clinical Big Data Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China

5 Department of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Dong Dong, PhD
  • Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • 4/F, School of Public Health Building
  • Prince of Wales Hospital
  • Sha Tin, 0000
  • China (Hong Kong)
  • Phone: 852 2252-8461
  • Email: dongdong@cuhk.edu.hk