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Original Article
Incidence Estimation of Leukemia among Korean Children
Hong Hoe Koo, Hee Young Shin, Hyo Seop Ahn, Yoon-Ok Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(1):80-87.   Published online January 15, 1992
Leukemia is a neoplasm arising from the malignant transformation of hematopoietic cells. The incidence data of leukemia have not been available for Korean as a whole. The present study was therefore undertaken in order to estimate the incidence of childhood leukemia among Korean. The study population of this investigation was the beneficiaries of the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation(KMIC) during the period...