Birthweight and risk of type 1 diabetes in children and young adults: A population-based register study

Diabetologia

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1114-1117

  Dahlquist, G G ^a   Pundziute Lycka A ^a   Nystrom L ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Children; Intrauterine; Risk factors; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 21344447754     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1759-6     Document Type: Article

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