Type 1 diabetes mellitus and components in drinking water and diet: A population-based, case-control study in prince edward island, canada

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 612-624

  Benson, Victoria S ^a   VanLeeuwen, John A ^a   Taylor, Jennifer ^b   Somers, George S ^c   McKinney, Patricia A ^d   Van Til, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Department of Family and Nutritional Sciences ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control; Drinking water; Epidemiology; Food frequency questionnaire; Food nutrients; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROSAMINE; WATER; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIET; DRINKING; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERVIEW; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER SUPPLY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIET; DRINKING; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROSAMINES; ODDS RATIO; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 80054065815     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2010.10719900     Document Type: Article

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