Exposure to sunshine early in life prevented development of type 1 diabetes in Danish boys

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 417-424

  Jacobsen, Ramune ^a,b   Frederiksen, Peder ^a   Heitmann, Berit L ^a,b,c,d  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; epidemiology; sunshine; type 1 diabetes; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DANISH CITIZEN; DENMARK; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84969242573     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2015-0393     Document Type: Article

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