In Mediterranean countries, the incidence (per 100,000 per year) of Type 1 diabetes in children aged under 15 years shows wide variation from country to country, ranging from 2.45 in Macedonia to 34.4 in Sardinia. By interacting with environmental factors such as diet, toxins or viral infections, th
Recent trends in the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in European and Mediterranean countries
β Scribed by L. Papoz
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 250 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-5429
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