Infections and risk of type I diabetes in childhood: A population-based case-control study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 425-430

  Altobelli, Emma ^a   Petrocelli, Reimondo ^b   Verrotti, Alberto ^b   Valenti, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Case control study; Infections; Population register; Risk; Type I diabetes mellitus; Vaccinations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; PAROTITIS; PERTUSSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUBELLA; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; ODDS RATIO; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION; VIRUS DISEASES; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 0037484510     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024256305963     Document Type: Article

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