Geographic variation in cancer incidence among children and adolescents in Taiwan (1995-2009)

Giun Yi Hung; Jiun Lin Horng; Hsiu Ju Yen; Chih Ying Lee; Yu Sheng Lee

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Geographic variation in cancer incidence among children and adolescents in Taiwan (1995-2009)

Giun Yi Hung, Jiun Lin Horng, Hsiu Ju Yen, Chih Ying Lee, Yu Sheng Lee

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Background: Evidence from our recent study suggested that the overall trend for cancer incidence in children and adolescents has been increasing in Taiwan. Methods: To analyze geographic variations in this trend, cancer frequencies and incidence rates of disease groups were quantified according to geographic areas among 12,633 patients aged

Original language	English
Article number	0133051
Journal	PLoS One
Volume	10
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133051
Publication status	Published - Jul 20 2015

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