title: [Epidemiology of acute leukemia of childhood in Greece (author's transl)].
abstract: A retrospective study of 151 aged less than 15 years children suffering from acute leukaemia is reported, the parameters studied were male: female ratio, type of leukemia, age and seasonal distribution of the illness. The disease started in spring in 53 children (35,1%), in summer in 34 (22,6%), in autumn in 36 (23,8%) and in winter in 28 (18,5%). The difference between spring and winter was statistically highly significant (X2 = 10,54, P less than 0,005). Sixty two children (41%) were 3-5 years old. The male female ratio was 1.75. The disease was of the acute lymphoblastic type in 88,1% of the cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007938:Leukemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Epidémiologie de la leucémie aiguë chez l'enfant en Grèce