Time Trends in the Incidence of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia among Children 1976-2002: A Population-Based Nordic Study

We studied the incidence of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden during 1976-2002, on the basis of data from national cancer registries. The incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia increased with the calendar period until 1983, and with the birth cohort un...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2007, Vol.151 (5), p.548-550
Main Authors: Svendsen, Anne Louise, PhD, Feychting, Maria, PhD, Klæboe, Lars, PhD, Langmark, Frøydis, MD, Schüz, Joachim, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Epidemiology
Female
Finland - epidemiology
General aspects
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Miscellaneous
Pediatrics
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - epidemiology
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Registries
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries - epidemiology
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Summary:We studied the incidence of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden during 1976-2002, on the basis of data from national cancer registries. The incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia increased with the calendar period until 1983, and with the birth cohort until 1980, but incidence has been stable thereafter.
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.07.006