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[Epidemiological utilization of hospital data. Incidence of tumors of the bladder in the Province of Vercelli in the decade 1972-1981]. 1989

I Dato, and C Tinelli

A descriptive epidemiology study carried out with the purpose of assessing the incidence of malignant bladder cancer in the province of Vercelli is reported. 833 hospitalised cases were observed in the period 1972-1981. Incidence rates were calculated on the resident population at the date of the last two national censuses. Sex, patient age and distribution in the three areas into which the province is subdivided are illustrated and discussed and trend in incidence rates in the two five-year periods 1972-1976 and 1977-1981 reported. The standardised rates are compared with those of the provinces of Turin and Varese.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007558	Italy	A country in southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. The capital is Rome.	Sardinia
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D001749	Urinary Bladder Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the URINARY BLADDER.	Bladder Cancer,Bladder Neoplasms,Cancer of Bladder,Bladder Tumors,Cancer of the Bladder,Malignant Tumor of Urinary Bladder,Neoplasms, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Cancer,Bladder Cancers,Bladder Neoplasm,Bladder Tumor,Cancer, Bladder,Cancer, Urinary Bladder,Neoplasm, Bladder,Neoplasm, Urinary Bladder,Tumor, Bladder,Tumors, Bladder,Urinary Bladder Neoplasm
D005260	Female		Females
D006753	Hospital Records	Compilations of data on hospital activities and programs; excludes patient medical records.	Records, Hospital,Hospital Record,Record, Hospital
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000367	Age Factors	Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.	Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly