Methodological problems in comparing incidence and prevalence of leukaemias and lymphomas: Ascertainment and age adjustment

Leukemia

Volumn 13, Issue , 1999, Pages 37-41

  Hakulinen, T ^a,b  

^a FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ascertainment; Cancer registration; Incidence; Leukaemia; Lymphoma; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033007927     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: 14765551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401282     Document Type: Review

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