Incidence and severity of ketoacidosis in childhood-onset diabetes in Kuwait

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 123-128

  Al Khawari, M ^a   Shaltout, A ^a   Qabazard, M ^a   Abdella, N ^a   Al Moemen, J ^a   Al Mazidi, Z ^a   Mandani, F ^a   Moussa, M A A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Complications; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Incidence; Mortality; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC COMA; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURIA; ONSET AGE; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KUWAIT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030956831     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(96)01365-4     Document Type: Article

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