Ethnic differences in the timely diagnosis of children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Netherlands: Clinical presentation at onset

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 296-302

  Van Laar, J J N ^a,c   Grishchenko, M ^a   Van Wouwe, J P ^b   Stronks, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical presentation at onset; Ethnic inequalities; Timely diagnosis; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PH; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMMIGRANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KETONURIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REGISTER; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33846960768     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.02063.x     Document Type: Article

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