Prevalence and characteristics of diabetes among Somali children and adolescents living in Helsinki, Finland

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-180

  Oilinki, T ^a   Otonkoski, T ^a,b   Ilonen, J ^c,d   Knip, M ^a,e,f   Miettinen, Pj ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Finland; Immigration; Somalia; Type 1 diabetes; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; AUTOANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA DQ2 ANTIGEN; HLA DQA1 ANTIGEN; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DRB1 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC RISK; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMALIA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; FINLAND; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOMALIA; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84857506507     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: 13995448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2011.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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