Olivia B Baloyi
Development of higher-order thinking skills in nursing students through online problem-based assessment
Health SA = SA Gesondheid
worldwide acute leukemia common type childhood cancer particularly common hispanic populations residing united states costa rica mexico city objective study determine incidence acute leukemia children diagnosed treated public hospitals mexico cityincluded study children 15 years age residents mexico city diagnosed 2006 2007 leukemia determined using international classification childhood cancer average annual incidence rates aair standardized average annual incidence rates saair per million children calculated calculated crude age sexspecific incidence rates adjusted age direct method world population standard determined correlation incidence acute leukemias various boroughs mexico city either number agricultural hectares average number persons per household municipal human development index mexico used reference socioeconomic levelalthough total 610 new cases leukemia registered 20062007 228 fit criteria inclusion study overall saair 576 per million children 95 ci 469683 acute lymphoblastic leukemia frequent type leukemia constituting 851 cases saair 495 per million followed acute myeloblastic leukemia 123 saair 69 per million chronic myeloid leukemia 17 saair 09 per million 14 years age group highest saair 777 per million cases 732 precursor bcell immunophenotype saair 358 per million 124 tcell immunophenotype saair 63 per million peak ages 26 years 810 years half children 588 classified high risk positive correlation average number persons per household incidence preb immunophenotype pearsons r 0789 p 002the frequency mexico city among highest world similar found hispanics united states costa rica