An ecological analysis of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes incidence and prevalence in Latin America

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 388-394

  Collado Mesa, Fernando ^a   Barceló, Alberto ^b   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a   Messiah, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus, type I; Ecology; Epidemiology; Ethnic groups; Latin America; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIABETES; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COFFEE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LATITUDE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 3342922442     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892004000600004     Document Type: Article

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