Does modern high standard life style cause type 1 diabetes in children?

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-165

  Ludvigsson, Johnny ^a   Holmqvist, Britt Marie ^a   Samuelsson, Ulf ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Children; Cohort study; Hygiene; Lifestyle; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FATHER; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PARENT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; INFECTION; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84873434824     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2377     Document Type: Review

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