Zakia Haneef, Ayesha Arif.
Incidence of Leukemias at Lahore.
Pak Paed J Jan ;20(2):53-7.

1019 cases of 4 types of leukemia were diagnosed by bone marrow examination at the hematology department of King Edward Medical College. AML was the commonest (33.36%) followed closely by ALL (3248%). Figures for CML & CCL were 26.39% and 7.75% respectively. There was a slight male preponderance m AML, ALL, and CLL but a significant female preponderance in CML. Furthermore CIVIL was diagnosed with increased frequency in younger age groups ie. from 40 years onward compared to generally reported figures from centres abroad

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