Marked increase in type 1 diabetes mellitus incidence in children aged 0-14 yr in Victoria, Australia, from 1999 to 2002

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-73

  Chong, Jia W ^a   Craig, Maria E ^b,c   Cameron, Fergus J ^d   Clarke, Caroline F ^d   Rodda, Christine P ^e,f   Donath, Susan M ^d   Werther, George A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Child; Incidence; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 34247331387     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: 13995448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2007.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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