Epidemiological characteristics of Kaposi's sarcoma prior to the AIDS epidemic. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1995. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Epidemiological characteristics of Kaposi's sarcoma prior to the AIDS epidemic.

Br J Cancer. 1994 Oct;70(4):674-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95001354
Kaldor JM; Coates M; Vettom L; Taylor R; National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research,; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney,; Australia.

Abstract: Twenty-six cases of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) were recorded by the New South Wales Central Cancer Registry between 1972 and 1982, prior to the first AIDS diagnoses in Australia. The overall annual incidence was 0.47 per million. Incidence was three times higher in males. The highest incidence was in people born in the Middle East and in males born in southern and eastern Europe.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Adolescence Adult Aged Disease Outbreaks Female Human Incidence Male Middle Age New South Wales/EPIDEMIOLOGY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDepidemiologyadolescenceadultageddiseaseoutbreaksfemalehumanincidencemalemiddleagenewsouthwales/epidemiologysarcoma,kaposi's/KWDepidemiologysupport,non-uKWDsKWDgov'tjournalarticle
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