A proposal for an epidemiologic indicator. Apropos of 118 cases of Kaposi's disease
Guelain, J.; Lecamus, J.L.; Ricosse, J.H.
Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique et de Ses Filiales 77(4 Part 2): 578-588
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9085 PMID: 6509714 Document Number: 241398
On the basis of 118 cases of Kaposi's sarcoma observed in different African countries, the authors study the distribution of this disease according to age and sex. They suggest a test to compare various populations independently of their behaviour versus medical structures. The test is based on a simultaneous study of Kaposi's sarcoma and malignant melanoma. It includes the calculation of a sex- standardised ratio.