Open AccessThe Mortality burden of hematological malignancies in Ecuador
Author(s) -
David Garrido,
Andrés Orquera,
Johanna Rojas,
Manuel F Granja
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2091-0800
DOI - 10.3126/nje.v11i2.37057
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , demography , population , census , ethnic group , mortality rate , gerontology , pediatrics , environmental health , sociology , anthropology
The Hematological neoplasms (HN) are a heterogeneous group of cancers that originated in the hematopoietic or lymphoid tissues. There is reduced information published regarding HN mortality in Ecuador. This study aims to present the crude and age-specific mortality rates for HN in the Ecuadorian population.