Younger age at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children of immigrated families born in Italy

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 913-918

  Cadario, Francesco ^a   Vercellotti, A ^a   Trada, M ^a,e   Zaffaroni, M ^a   Rapa, A ^a   Iafusco, D ^b   Salardi, S ^c   Baldelli, R ^a,d   Bona, G ^a   Rigardo, S ^e   Lera, R ^e   Cherubini, V ^e   Francolini, S ^e   Fifi, A ^e   Scaramuzza, A ^e   Cavallo, L ^e   Zucchini, S ^e   Corbelli, E ^e   Gallo, F ^e   Zedda, M A ^e   Angius, E ^e   Ripoli, C ^e   La Loggia, A ^e   Scalia, G ^e   Cicchetti, M ^e   Macchiaroli, A ^e   Oteri, F ^e   Pocecco, M ^e   Cerasoli, G ^e   Sperli D ^e   Montaldo, M ^e   Startari, L ^e   Vergerio, A ^e   Banin, P ^e   Martinucci, M ^e   Toni, S ^e   Mastrangelo, C ^e   Lorini, R ^e   D'Annunzio, G ^e   Cotellessa, M ^e   Minicucci, L ^e   Pescarmona, M ^e   Di Quinci, M ^e   Lombardo, F ^e   Iughetti, L ^e   Predieri, B ^e   Boccato, S ^e   Prisco, F ^e   Mongiotti, C ^e   Cardella, F ^e   Vanelli, M ^e   Chiari, G ^e   Zanasi, P ^e   Larizza, D ^e   Borghesi, A ^e   De Giorgi, G ^e   Calisti, L ^e   Menchini, S ^e   Marsciani, A ^e   Pausini, L ^e   Patera, P ^e   Crino A ^e   Cerutti, F ^e   Sacchetti, C ^e   Rabbone, I ^e   Fontana, F ^e   Giorgetti, R ^e   Trussi, G ^e   Cauvin, V ^e   Gargantini, L ^e   Tenore, A ^e   Zanatta, M ^e   Salvatoni, A ^e   Fusari, M ^e   Araldi, C ^e   more..

^a MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Accelerator hypothesis; Developing countries; Hygiene hypothesis; Immigration; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 19944425996     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347532     Document Type: Article

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