* Forecasting hepatocellular carcinoma mortality in Taiwan using an age-period-cohort model.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common primary malignancy of the liver. Estimates of the future HCC burden are important for health planning. The authors applied an age-period-cohort (APC) model for a 15-year forecast of HCC mortality in Taiwan (based on mortality data between the years 1976 and 2005). It is found that for men, the mortality trend reverses itself in the period 2011-2015, from an increasing one to a slightly deceasing one. For women, the increasing trend reverses itself in the period 2001-2005. The age-adjusted HCC mortality for men and women in the most recent available years, 2006-2008, both fall in the range forecast by the APC model. Forecasting using the APC model can provide an advanced warning of trend reversals.
=>重要な, 有力な, 重大な, 大切な
Overview of adj important
The adj important has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (146) important, of import -- (of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important
questions of the day")
2. (4) significant, important -- (important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax
laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant
details"; "statistically significant")
3. (2) crucial, important -- (of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial
moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women")
4. (1) authoritative, important -- (having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important
official"; "the captain's authoritative manner")
5. important -- (having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an
important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office")
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