Hematological malignancies in the island of Sardinia, 1974-1993: Age and sex distributions and temporal changes in incidence

Hematological Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 91-109

  Broccia, G ^a,d   Deplano, Wilma ^a   Dessalvi, P ^a   Giannico, Barbara ^b   Luxi, G ^a   Chessa, E ^c   Murru, Antonietta ^a  

^a Ospedale Oncologico A Businco   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c San Martino Hospital   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Descriptive epidemiology; Hematological malignancies; Leukemias; Lymphomas; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILD; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASIA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 15244361987     PISSN: 02780232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hon.733     Document Type: Review

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