Record-high incidence of Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in Finnish children

Diabetologia

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 655-660

  Tuomilehto, J ^a   Karvonen, M ^a   Pitkaniemi J ^a   Virtala, E ^a   Kohtamaki K ^a   Toivanen, L ^a   Tuomilehto Wolf, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Finland; Incidence; Type I (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0033057196     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250051212     Document Type: Article

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