Effects of the Cessation of Mass Screening for Neuroblastoma at 6 Months of Age: A Population-Based Study in Osaka, Japan

BACKGROUND: In 2004, the Japanese government halted the 6-month mass screening program for neuroblastoma. We investigated whether its cessation had led to an increase not only in mortality due to this disease but also in the incidence of advanced-stage disease among older children. METHODS: Study su...

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Autores principales: Ioka, Akiko, Inoue, Masami, Yoneda, Akihiro, Nakamura, Tetsuro, Hara, Junichi, Hashii, Yoshiko, Sakata, Naoki, Yamato, Kazumi, Tsukuma, Hideaki, Kawa, Keisei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26548355
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20150054

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26548355
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20150054

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