Leukemia mortality trends among children, adolescents, and young adults in Latin America Tendencias de la mortalidad por leucemia en niños, adolescentes y adultos jóvenes en América Latina

OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare trends in leukemia mortality among children (0-14 years of age) and adolescents and young adults (AYA, 15-24 years of age) in 12 countries in Latin America during 1980-2004. METHODS: Data from the World Health Organization mortality database was analyzed using a jo...

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Main Authors: Maria Paula Curado, Thais Pontes, Marta E. Guerra-Yi, Marianna de Camargo Cancela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-02-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892011000200004