Seasonality of birth in children with diabetes

BMJ

Volumn 320, Issue 7236, 2000, Pages 716-

  Zhao, Hongxin ^a   Demaine, Andrew G ^a   Millward, b Ann ^a   Laron, Zvi ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFECTION; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; INFANT; NEWBORN; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SEASON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; REGISTRIES; SEASONS;

EID: 0034635677     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7236.716     Document Type: Letter

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