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Comparative Study
. 2002 Aug 27;87(5):509-10.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600497.

Evidence of seasonality in the diagnosis of monocytic leukaemia

J P Eatough  1
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Comparative Study

Evidence of seasonality in the diagnosis of monocytic leukaemia

J P Eatough. Br J Cancer. .
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Abstract

Evidence of seasonality in the diagnosis of monocytic leukaemia in England and Wales is presented, with a maximum diagnosis rate in February/March and a minimum in August/September. Previous published results for monocytic leukaemia are of small sample size yet appear consistent with this finding.

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Cases of monocytic leukaemia diagnosed per calendar month in England and Wales 1974–1998
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