Incidence of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in Karachi, Pakistan

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-123

  Staines, A ^a,e   Hanif, S ^b   Ahmed, S ^b   McKinney, P A ^c   Shera, S ^d   Bodansky, H J ^b  

^a NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Diabetes   (Pakistan)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disease incidence; insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031038024     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.2.121     Document Type: Article

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