The rising incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes in New South Wales, 1990-2002

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 243-246

  Taplin, Craig E ^a   Craig, Maria E ^a,b,c,d   Lloyd, Margaret ^a   Taylor, Claire ^b   Crock, Patricia ^e   Silink, Martin ^a,d   Howard, Neville J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 24344478590     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07028.x     Document Type: Article

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