title: [Prevalence of hysterectomy and cancer of the uterus in the population of Tessin canton].
abstract: The study presents an analysis of the prevalence of hysterectomy during the year 1982 in Canton Ticino, where the rate (507) per 100'000 women is double that found in the West Midlands area of Great Britain (P less than 0,001). No statisticaly significant difference is found in the mortality rate or morbidity rate for tumour of the cervix and body of the uterus.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013557:Switzerland; D006113:United Kingdom; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Prévalence de l'hystérectomie et cancer de l'utérus dans la population du canton du Tessin.