LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA: AN ANALYSIS OF FREQUENCY, DISTRIBUTION AND MORTALITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL, 1913-1947
Authors: M B SHIMKIN, E L LUCIA, K C OPPERMANN, S R METTIER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Article1 December 1953LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA: AN ANALYSIS OF FREQUENCY, DISTRIBUTION AND MORTALITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL, 1913-1947M. B. SHIMKIN, E. L. LUCIA, K. C. OPPERMANN, S. R. METTIER, F.A.C.P.M. B. SHIMKINSearch for more papers by this author, E. L. LUCIASearch for more papers by this author, K. C. OPPERMANNSearch for more papers by this author, S. R. METTIER, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-6-1254 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a previously published report,1 data were presented and analyzed relative to the frequency, distribution and mortality of patients with myelocytic leukemia seen in three hospitals in San Francisco during the period 1910 to 1947, inclusive. The present communication presents similar data on patients with lymphocytic leukemia, 1913 to 1947, inclusive, although the source of the material is limited to the University of California Hospital.The specific purposes of this study are (1) to analyze statistics relative to age at onset, sex, duration of illness and mortality of patients with acute and with chronic lymphocytic leukemia; (2) to note the...Bibliography1. ShimkinMettierBierman MBSRHR: Myelocytic leukemia; an analysis of incidence, distribution and fatality, 1910-1948, Ann. Int. Med. 35: 194-212, 1951. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BiermanCohenMcClellandShimkin HRPJNMB: The effect of transfusions and antibiotics upon the duration of life in children with lymphogenous leukemia, J. Pediat. 37: 455-462, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Cooke JV: Acute leukemia in children, J. A. M. A. 101: 432-435, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BoothRembolt MRR: Leukemia in childhood, Journal-Lancet 59: 216-229, 1939. Google Scholar5. 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LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: San Francisco, California*Received for publication May 18, 1953.From the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education and Welfare; General Tumor Registry, the Cancer Research Institute, and Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.Supported in part by Institutional Grant 43D American Cancer Society, Inc., a special grant from the California Division of the American Cancer Society, funds from the California State Department of Public Health (Contract No. 196), and the Cancer Research Funds of the University of California. 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