title: [Neuroblastoma in the Auvergne region from 1986 to 1991: epidemiological data].
abstract: An epidemiological study of neuroblastoma in the Auvergne area of France (departments: Puy-de-Dôme, Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire) was carried out over a 6 years period (1986-1991). Nineteen cases of neuroblastoma were registered during this period. The annual incidence rate is 1.2 among 100,000 children under the age of 15 years. Similar incidence rates from other studies have been reported in the literature. In the department of Rhône, France, a screening program for neuroblastoma was initiated in 1990. The Auvergne area may constitute a population-based control group.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'oncologie, service de pédiatrie B, Hôtel-Dieu, CHRU, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gembara
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dechelotte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chazal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chauvin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chopard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goddon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goumy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malpuech
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deméocq
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
vernacular_title: Le neuroblastome dans la région Auvergne de 1986 à 1991: données épidémiologiques.