Top ten endometriosis research priorities in the UK and Ireland

Top ten endometriosis research priorities in the UK and Ireland

Despite an estimated prevalence in women that mirrors that of diabetes, Crohn's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, the full socioeconomic impact of endometriosis is considerably underestimated.3 There are currently no accurate non-invasive diagnostic tests or biomarkers for endometriosis. Prior...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2017-06, Vol.389 (10085), p.2191-2192
Hauptverfasser: Horne, Andrew W, Saunders, Philippa T K, Abokhrais, Ibtisam M, Hogg, Lyndsey
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomedical Research - methods
Endometriosis
Endometriosis - therapy
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Ireland
Medical research
Online voting
Polls & surveys
Priorities
Research funding
Researchers
Rheumatoid arthritis
United Kingdom
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:Despite an estimated prevalence in women that mirrors that of diabetes, Crohn's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, the full socioeconomic impact of endometriosis is considerably underestimated.3 There are currently no accurate non-invasive diagnostic tests or biomarkers for endometriosis. Priority setting was carried out using data from online surveys, online voting, and a facilitated workshop of equal numbers of women with endometriosis and health-care practitioners.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31344-2