The effect of birth order and parental age on the risk of type 1 and 2 diabetes among young adults

Diabetologia

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2433-2438

  Lammi, N ^a   Moltchanova, E ^a   Blomstedt, P ^a   Eriksson, J G ^a,b   Taskinen, O ^a   Sarti, C ^a   Tuomilehto, J ^a,b   Karvonen, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Birth order; Diabetes; Maternal age; Paternal age; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARENTAL AGE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIRTH ORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; PARENTS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35848946140     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0843-5     Document Type: Article

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