Incidence and modes of presentation of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in Malta between 2006 and 2010

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 484-488

  Formosa, Nancy ^a   Calleja, Neville ^b   Torpiano, John ^a  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b the Elderly and Community Care   (Malta)

Author keywords

Incidence; Malta; Paediatric; Presentation; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALTA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALTA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865653128     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: 13995448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2011.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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