Incidence rates of the major leukemia subtypes among U.S. Hispanics, Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2365-2370

  Matasar, Matthew J ^a,b   Ritchie, Ellen K ^b   Consedine, Nathan ^c   Magai, Carol ^c   Neugut, Alfred I ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Long Island University ^*  (United States)

^c LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Leukemia epidemiology ; SEER program

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33751080102     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: 10292403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190600799888     Document Type: Article

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