Epidemiology of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in the Israeli Jewish population between 1960 and 1998.
Trends in the incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in the Jewish population in Israel for the period between 1960 and 1998 were analysed. World standardised incidence rates of 20.7 and 7.5 per million among men and women, respectively, were calculated. The highest incidence rates were displayed by men originated from Africa and by Asian-born women.
Department of Dermatology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
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Guttman-Yassky
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Bar-Chana
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Yukelson
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Linn
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Friedman-Birnbaum
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Bergman
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Sarid
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Silbermann
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel; D007585:Jews; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012042:Registries; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D012737:Sex Factors