Pattern of leukemias: a ten-year incidence study of 242 cases.
J Postgrad Med
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1989 Oct; 35(4): 191-5
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-116693
ABSTRACT
This paper presents an analysis of data collected from 242 cases of acute and chronic leukemia observed during a 10-year period. The incidence of childhood leukemia was 26.45%. In the present series, it was 35.95% for ALL, 21.9% AML, 38.4% CML and 2.89% CLL. The incidences of ALL and CML were found comparable to other series from Bombay. The geographical variations in the pattern of leukemias as observed in India are discussed.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Leukemia
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Incidence
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Retrospective Studies
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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