Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes among Children and Adolescents in Italy between 2009 and 2013: The Role of a Regional Childhood Diabetes Registry

Background. Surveillance represents a key strategy to control type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). In Italy, national data are missing. This study aimed at evaluating the incidence of T1DM in subjects <18 year olds in Apulia (a large southeastern region, about 4,000,000 inhabitants) and assessing the...

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Main Authors: F. Fortunato, M. G. Cappelli, M. M. Vece, G. Caputi, M. Delvecchio, R. Prato, D. Martinelli, Apulian Childhood-Onset Diabetes Registry Workgroup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7239692