Open AccessHospitalization and mortality outcomes in the first 5 years after a childhood cancer diagnosis: a population-based study
Author(s) -
Angela Steineck,
Eric J. Chow,
David R. Doody,
Beth A. Mueller
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ccc. cancer causes and control/ccc, cancer causes and control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-7225
pISSN - 0957-5243
DOI - 10.1007/s10552-021-01425-1
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , record linkage , hazard ratio , cancer registry , confidence interval , pediatrics , population , cause of death , retrospective cohort study , disease , cohort study , environmental health
Children with cancer are frequently hospitalized. However, hospitalization and death by disease category are not well defined < 5 years from diagnosis.