Time space distribution of childhood leukaemia in the Netherlands

In the western part of the Netherlands during 1973-80 leukaemia was diagnosed in 293 patients aged under 15 years. An overall incidence rate of 2.91 per 100000 person years was calculated. No seasonal influence on months of birth or months of diagnosis of these patients could be traced by the method...

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Published in:Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 1983-06, Vol.37 (2), p.145-148
Main Authors: van Steensel-Moll, H A, Valkenburg, H A, Vandenbroucke, J P, van Zanen, G E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
Adolescent
Bone marrow
Child
Childhood
Children
Cluster analysis
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Leukemia
Leukemia - epidemiology
Leukemia, Lymphoid - epidemiology
Male
Mantels
Netherlands
Seasons
Space-Time Clustering
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Summary:In the western part of the Netherlands during 1973-80 leukaemia was diagnosed in 293 patients aged under 15 years. An overall incidence rate of 2.91 per 100000 person years was calculated. No seasonal influence on months of birth or months of diagnosis of these patients could be traced by the method of Edwards. Time space clustering was looked for by both methods of Mantel and Knox. No significant time space clustering of date and place of diagnosis of childhood leukaemia was found in all types of leukaemia, acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL), ALL in boys and girls, ALL in children under 6 years at diagnosis, and in acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia.
ISSN:0143-005X
1470-2738
DOI:10.1136/jech.37.2.145