A twelve year study of the incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-140

  Kulaylat, Naji A ^a   Narchi, Hassib ^b  

^a Saudi Aramco Al Hasa Health Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Incidence; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034089760     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2000.13.2.135     Document Type: Article

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