An increase in the prevalence of type 1 and 2 diabetes in children and adolescents: Results from prescription data from a UK general practice database

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 242-249

  Hsia, Yingfen ^a   Neubert, Antje C ^a   Rani, Fariz ^a   Viner, Russell M ^b   Hindmarsh, Peter C ^b   Wong, Ian C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic drugs; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Paediatric; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIPIZIDE; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; NATEGLINIDE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; REPAGLINIDE; SULFONYLUREA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 61349168349     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2008.03347.x     Document Type: Article

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