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Epidemiology of multiple myeloma in parts of England, 1984–1993
Author(s) -
Cartwright R. A.,
Gilman E. A.,
Nicholson P.,
Allon D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
hematological oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-1069
pISSN - 0278-0232
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1069(199903)17:1<31::aid-hon636>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - epidemiology , multiple myeloma , medicine , demography , geography , environmental health , pathology , sociology
This paper presents a new analysis of aspects of the descriptive epidemiology of multiple myeloma (MM) for parts of the U.K., 1984–1993. It provides no indication for geographical heterogeneity, nor is there evidence of a decline in rates over the decade. There is, however, evidence that cancer registration inflates MM rates in the elderly. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.