Differences in epidemiology of MDS between Western and Eastern countries: Ethnic differences or environmental influence?

Leukemia Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-104

  Kuendgen, Andrea ^a   Matsuda, Akira ^b   Germing, Ulrich ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian MDS; Epidemiology; Ethnic differences; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REFRACTORY ANEMIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; JAPAN; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES;

EID: 33750711717     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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