Aging of the population and incidence of primary acquired hemopathies in the Autonomous Community of Aragón

• Published in: Revista española de salud pública Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 559 - 570
• Main Authors: Giraldo Castellano, P, Franco García, E, Bernal Pérez, M, Huelin Domeco de Jarauta, J, Rubio-Félix, D, Giralt Raichs, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.11.1998
• Subjects: Aged; Aging; Female; Hematologic Diseases - epidemiology; Hodgkin Disease - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell - epidemiology; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Myeloma - epidemiology; Spain - epidemiology; Spain

Aging probably comprises one of the major factors contributing to the onset of acquired primary blood diseases (APBD's) most of which are of a chronic type. The purpose of this study is to analyze the rate of occurrence (RO) of HPA in a population of 522,621 inhabitants (Males: 252,721; Females...