Incidence and seasonal variation of Type 1 diabetes in children in Farwania area, Kuwait (1995-1999)

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-157

  Abdul Rasoul, M ^a   Al Qattan, H ^a   Al Haj, A ^a   Habib, H ^a   Ismael, A ^a  

^a FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Epidemiology; Incidence; Seasonality; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KUWAIT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; RELATIVE; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KUWAIT; MIDDLE EAST; SEASONS;

EID: 0036124544     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(01)00371-0     Document Type: Article

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