Estimation of Adult T-cell Leukemia Incidence in Kyushu District from Vital Statistics Japan between 1983 and 1992: Comparison with a Nationwide Survey

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 140-145

  Takezaki, Toshiro ^a   Hirose, Kaoru ^a   Hamajima, Nobuyuki ^a   Kuroishi, Tetsuo ^a   Tajima, Kazuo ^a  

^a AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult T cell leukemia (ATL); Estimation; Incidence; Japan; Nationwide survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; REGISTER; T CELL LEUKEMIA; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LEUKEMIA, T-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0031154523     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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