Prepubertal girls with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus have higher exogenous insulin requirement than boys

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 708-711

  Komulainen, J ^d   Akerblom H K ^a   Lounamaa, R ^b,e   Knip, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Gender; Insulin dose; Insulin sensitivity; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLYCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESPONSE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031680006     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050919     Document Type: Article

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