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Editorial
. 2023 Dec 13;8(4):3-6.
doi: 10.25646/11826. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Rare diseases: a challenge for medicine and public health

Angela Fehr  1 , Franziska Prütz  2
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Editorial

Rare diseases: a challenge for medicine and public health

Angela Fehr et al. J Health Monit. .
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Conflicts of interest The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

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