Incidence of childhood leukemia in shanghai
β Scribed by Dr. Frederick P. Li; Fan Jin; Chi-Tao Tu; Yu-Tang Gao
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 220 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Data of the Shanghai Tumor Registry were examined for incidence rates of leukemia among children, ages 0β14 years. Between 1972 and 1978, leukemia developed in 344 children; 175 (52%) had acute lymphocytic leukemia. The incidence rates were 4.5 per 100,000 boys and 3.3 per 100,000 girls. The incidence of leukemia peaked between 2 and 7 years of age.
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