Is childhood-onset type I diabetes a wealth-related disease? An ecological analysis of European incidence rates

Diabetologia

Volumn 44, Issue , 2001, Pages B9-B16

  Patterson, C C ^a   Dahlquist, G ^b   Soltesz G ^c   Green, A ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecological analysis; Epidemiology; Geographical variation; Gross domestic product; Incidence; Risk factors; Type I diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ECOLOGY; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034763697     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002961     Document Type: Article

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