Ethnic differences in the incidence of childhood IDDM in Israel (1965- 1993): Marked increase since 1985, especially in Yemenite Jews

Diabetes Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 504-507

  Shamis, Igor ^b   Gordon, Orit ^b   Albag, Yael ^b   Goldsand, George ^b   Laron, Zvi ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN;

EID: 0030945955     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.20.4.504     Document Type: Article

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