title: [A proposal for an epidemiologic indicator. Apropos of 118 cases of Kaposi's disease].
abstract: On the basis of 118 cases of Kaposi's sarcoma observed in different African countries, the authors study the distribution of this disease according to age and sex. They suggest a test to compare various populations independently of their behaviour versus medical structures. The test is based on a simultaneous study of Kaposi's sarcoma and malignant melanoma. It includes the calculation of a sex- standardised ratio.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D013223:Statistics as Topic
vernacular_title: Propositions pour un indicateur épidémiologique. A propos de 118 cas de maladie de Kaposi.