Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in children in Hong Kong: The Hong Kong childhood diabetes register

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 297-302

  Huen, K F ^a   Low, Louis C K ^b,k   Wong, G W K ^c   Tse, W W Y ^d   Yu, A C M ^e   Lam, Y Y ^f   Cheung, P C H ^g   Wong, L M ^h   Yeung, W K Y ⁱ   But, B W M ^d   Cheung, P T ^b   Kwan, E Y W ^b   Karlberg, J P E ^b   Lee, C ^j  

^a YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^h TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

ⁱ PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^j Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^k UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Author keywords

Childhood diabetes; Epidemiology; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 0034067288     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2000.13.3.297     Document Type: Article

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