Type 1 diabetes among Sardinian children is increasing: The Sardinian diabetes register for children aged 0-14 years (1989-1999)

Diabetes Care

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1623-1629

  Casu, Anna ^a   Pascutto, Cristiana ^b   Bernardinelli, Luisa ^b,c   Songini, Marco ^a  

^a BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; REGISTRIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3042755394     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.7.1623     Document Type: Article

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