Incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

To establish the incidence of type 1 diabetes among children (infants to 14 years of age) in the city of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (population under 15 years = 50,098), during the period of January to December 1996, a retrospective and prospective population-based registry was establish...

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Main Authors: H.R.K. Lisbôa, R. Graebin, L. Butzke, C.S. Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998001200007