Cyclical variation in type 1 childhood diabetes

Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 914-915

  McNally, Richard J Q ^a   Court, Simon ^a   James, Peter W ^a   Pollock, Raymond ^a   Blakey, Karen ^a   Begon, Mike ^b   Cheetham, Tim D ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; MIGRATION; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 77958476410     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181f38f3f     Document Type: Letter

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