Trends in the incidence of chronic Philadelphia chromosome negative (Ph‐) myeloproliferative disorders in the city of Göteborg, Sweden, during 1983–99

Abstract

The increasing annual incidence rate for ET is most possibly explained by the more frequent use of automated platelet counts whenever a patient consults a doctor. Thereby, an increasing number of patients with overt thrombocytosis of unknown origin are discovered and will be referred to specialists within the field of haematology for a correct diagnosis.