Open AccessChanging geographical distribution of diabetes mellitus type 1 incidence in Austrian children 1989–2005
Author(s) -
Waldhoer Thomas,
Birgit Rami,
Edith Schober
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1573-7284
pISSN - 0393-2990
DOI - 10.1007/s10654-008-9223-9
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , demography , body mass index , epidemiology , population , ecological study , pediatrics , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
We investigated whether the significant spatial West/East trend of incidence of Diabetes mellitus Type 1 in Austrian children changed between 1989 and 2005. Additionally we tested, whether population density and mean body mass index of newborns is associated with incidence.
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