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Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq

Rian Mahmood Ibrahim, Nada Hani Idrees, Nasir Muwfaq Younis.

Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of leukemia among children during 2018-2021 in Mosul city.
Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted on leukemia patients in Oncology Center at Ibn Al-Atheer Hospital from 10th January to 30th April 2022. Data were collected from patients’ records.
Results: Out of 153 patients, 99 (64.8%) were males and 54 (35.2%) females. The disease was found in children of school age more than in the rest of the ages and more males and those belonging to urban areas were affected. Acute lymphatic leukemia was commonest form found.
Conclusion: The prevalence of the disease is very high and is constantly increasing. The incidence of the disease in school-age children is relatively high.

Key words: Prevalence, leukemia, children.


 
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Ibrahim RM, Idrees NH, Younis NM. Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq. RMJ. 2023; 48(1): 137-139. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317


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Ibrahim RM, Idrees NH, Younis NM. Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=126237 [Access: December 04, 2023]. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317


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Ibrahim RM, Idrees NH, Younis NM. Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq. RMJ. 2023; 48(1): 137-139. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317



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Ibrahim RM, Idrees NH, Younis NM. Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq. RMJ. (2023), [cited December 04, 2023]; 48(1): 137-139. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317



Harvard Style

Ibrahim, R. M., Idrees, . N. H. & Younis, . N. M. (2023) Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq. RMJ, 48 (1), 137-139. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317



Turabian Style

Ibrahim, Rian Mahmood, Nada Hani Idrees, and Nasir Muwfaq Younis. 2023. Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (1), 137-139. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317



Chicago Style

Ibrahim, Rian Mahmood, Nada Hani Idrees, and Nasir Muwfaq Younis. "Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq." Rawal Medical Journal 48 (2023), 137-139. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Ibrahim, Rian Mahmood, Nada Hani Idrees, and Nasir Muwfaq Younis. "Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq." Rawal Medical Journal 48.1 (2023), 137-139. Print. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Ibrahim, R. M., Idrees, . N. H. & Younis, . N. M. (2023) Epidemiology of leukemia among children in Nineveh Province, Iraq. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (1), 137-139. doi:10.5455/rmj20221101110317