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UK sources of information and / or support
CJD Support Network
Provides support to individuals and families concerned with all forms of CJD (Creutzfeld Jakob Disease).
British Brain and Spine Foundation
Have very good information booklets which you can download, including several on CJD.
The UK Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit
Monitors the incidence of CJD in the United Kingdom.
Health Protection Agency
Provides a detailed description of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease as well as numerous links to useful sources of information.
Department of Health
The Department of Health provides policy and guidance with reference to Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease.
Patient safety and reduction of risk of transmission of CJD via interventional procedures
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Patient safety and reduction of risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) via interventional procedures.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.