The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Greek-Cypriot children and adolescents in 1990-2000

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 200-204

  Skordis, Nicos ^a   Theodorou, Stasinos ^a   Apsiotou, Theonitsa ^a   Stavrou, Stavros ^a   Herakleous, Evi ^a   Savva, Savvas C ^a  

^a Archbishop Makarios III Hospital   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus 1; Epidemiology; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

EID: 0036919544     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-5448.2002.30406.x     Document Type: Article

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