Is population mixing associated with childhood type 1 diabetes in Canterbury, New Zealand?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 625-630

  Miller, Laura J ^a   Pearce, Jamie ^a   Barnett, Ross ^a   Willis, Jinny A ^b   Darlow, Brian A ^c   Scott, Russell S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Lipid and Diabetes Research Group   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Childhood type 1 diabetes; Children; Infections; Migration; New Zealand; Population mixing

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIABETES; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ETIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 59649124418     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.11.027     Document Type: Article

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