Population-based incidence of childhood leukaemias and lymphomas in Spain (1993-2002)

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-255

  Marcos Gragera, Rafael ^a,b   Cervantes Amat, Marta ^a   Vicente, Maria Luisa ^c   De Sanjosé, Silvia ^f   Guallar, Elena ^c   Godoy, Catalina ^c   Calvo, Carlota ^g   Giraldo, Pilar ^g,h   Sant, Milena ⁱ   Peris Bonet, Rafael ^d   Carmen Martos, Maria ^e,h  

^a Girona Cancer Registry Catalan Cancer Plan   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c Public Health Department   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e Centro Superior de Investigacion en Salud Publica   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^h INSTITUTO ARAGONÉS DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

ⁱ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burkitt lymphoma; Cancer incidence; Children; Haematological malignancies; International Classification of Childhood Cancer third edition; Population based cancer registries; Spain

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SPAIN;

EID: 77953536273     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328339e2f3     Document Type: Article

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