Environmental factors associated with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: An exploration of the hygiene and overload hypotheses

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 732-738

  D'Angeli, Marisa A ^a   Merzon, Eugene ^e,f   Valbuena, Luisa F ^b   Tirschwell, David ^c   Paris, Carolyn A ^d   Mueller, Beth A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f Leumit Health Care System   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; MOTHERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955396204     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.115     Document Type: Article

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