Further evidence for the rising incidence of childhood Type 1 diabetes in Kuwait

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 522-525

  Shaltout, A A ^a   Moussa, M A A ^a   Qabazard, M ^b   Abdella, N ^a   Karvonen, M ^c   Al Khawari, M ^b   Al Arouj, M ^b   Al Nakhi, A ^b   Tuomilehto, J ^c   El Gammal, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Geographical distribution; Incidence; Surveillance; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, INSULIN-DEPENDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KUWAIT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS;

EID: 0035987968     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2002.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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