Type 1 diabetes in Sardinia is not linked to nitrate levels in drinking water

Diabetes Care

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1043-1044

  Casu, Anna ^a   Carlini, Marcello ^b   Contu, Antonio ^b   Bottazzo, Gian Franco ^c   Songini, Marco ^a  

^a BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033926865     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.23.7.1043     Document Type: Note

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