Increasing trends of multiple myeloma mortality in England and Wales; 1950-79: are the changes real?

Journal article

National statistics for England and Wales for the period of 1950-79 were examined to study the secular trends in multiple myeloma mortality and to evaluate the extent to which these changes may be due to biases associated with improvements in medical care. Age-adjusted mortality has increased more than fivefold during this 30-year period. Contrary to the impression obtained from clinical series, a slightly greater increase in age-adjusted mortality has occurred in males. Examination of age- a...

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Authors: Velez, R; Beral, V; Cuzick, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 387-392
• Publication date: 1982-08-01
• EISSN: 1460-2105
• ISSN: 0027-8874
• Language: English
• Keywords: Texas; England; Adult; Male; Wales; Sex Factors; Aged; Social Class; Leukemia; Time Factors; Middle Aged; Female; Humans; Multiple Myeloma