Lesson from recent epidemiological studies in type 1 childhood diabetes

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 733-736

  Laron, Zvi ^a  

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

Author keywords

Childhood diabetes; Environmental factors; Seasonality of month of birth; Seasonality of onset; Type 1 diabetes; Virus etiology

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEASON; VIROLOGY;

CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0033406836     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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