Type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood: A matched case control study in Lancashire and Cumbria, UK

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1035-1040

  Marshall, A L ^a   Chetwynd, A ^b   Morris, J A ^c   Placzek, M ^d   Smith, C ^e   Olabi, A ^f   Thistlethwaite, D ^g  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Pathology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hygiene hypothesis; Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Microbial flora; T helper cell immune reactions 1 and 2

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SUGAR INTAKE; THYROID DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; MILK; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TYPHOID-PARATYPHOID VACCINES;

EID: 4544302034     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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