The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurofibromatosis clinical care and research

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Authors

Heather B. Radtke · Children's Tumor Foundation

Bonnie Klein-Tasman · University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Vanessa L. Merker · Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital

Pamela Knight · Children's Tumor Foundation

Nicole J. Ullrich · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Justin T. Jordan · Massachusetts General Hospital

Bruce R. Korf

Abstract

Results show marked impacts on NF care and research since the beginning of the pandemic, with potential long-term changes related to the introduction (or adoption) of telehealth for clinical care.

Topics & Keywords

Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases Management of metastatic bone disease Meningioma and schwannoma management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 61-61

DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01711-w

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