One of the lowest validated incidence rates of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in the Americas: Santiago, Chile

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Carrasco, Elena ^a,c   Pérez Bravo, Francisco ^b   Santos, José L ^b   López, Gloria ^a   Calvillán, Marcelo ^a   Wolff, Carlos ^a   García De Los Ríos, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

epidemiology; IDDM; insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0342437518     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(96)90023-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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