Small area variation in childhood diabetes mellitus in Austria: Links to population density, 1989 to 1999

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-273

  Schober, Edith ^a,c   Rami, Birgit ^a   Waldhoer, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Incidence; Nitrate; Population density; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIOSTATISTICS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0037368550     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(02)00607-8     Document Type: Article

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