Regional variability in the epidemiology of childhood diabetes in Italy

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 471-478

  Cherubini, Valentino ^a,c   Chiarelli, Francesco ^b   Altobelli, Emma ^b   Verrotti, Alberto ^b   Carle, Flavia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Pediatrico G Salesi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epidemiology; IDDM in Italy; Incidence registry

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ITALY; REGISTER; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030782742     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1997.10.5.471     Document Type: Review

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