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Histiocytosis epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
According to the Histiocytosis Association of America, 1 in 200,000 children in the United States are born with histiocytosis each year.[1] HAA also states that most of the people diagnosed with histiocytosis are children under the age of 10. The University of California, San Francisco, states that the disease usually occurs from birth to age 15.[2]
References
References
- ↑ Disease information at the Histiocytosis Association of America
- ↑ http://www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/medical_services/cancer/histio/conditions/histio/signs.html
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]