Age-specific incidence of cancer in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica. part 1: 1978-1982
West Indian med. j
; 40(3): 127-8, 130-1, Sept. 1991.
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in En
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ABSTRACT
A total of 3,396 malignant neoplasms were recorded in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica during 1978 to 1982. There were 1,477 males and 1,919 females. Histological confirmation was achieved in 88.4%. The crude incidence rate for males for all age group was 107.8 per 100,000 per year, in females, the figure was 123.0. The age-standardized rates (world population) were 157.9 for females. Age-specific rates by site, sex, and age are tabulated.
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Index:
LILACS
Main subject:
Neoplasms
Type of study:
Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Language:
En
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
1991
Type:
Article