The incidence and mortality of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Indonesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of childhood ALL in Indonesia is still largely unknown. The widely mentioned statistics from other countries turn out to be only estimated figures. Other data do not specify the types of leukemia and are not specifically focused on children. Therefore, this study aims to pool incidence and mortality statistics from available studies in Indonesia.

Methods

We searched five different academic databases, including Pubmed, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. Three Indonesian databases, such as the Indonesian Scientific Journal Database (ISJD), Neliti, and Indonesia One Search, were also utilized. Incidence was expressed as per 100,000 children. We used the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) to assess the quality of cohort studies. The

SUBMITTER: Garniasih D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9191700 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature