Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Kuwaiti Children and Adolescents: Results From the Childhood-Onset Diabetes Electronic Registry (CODeR)

Background: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in children and adolescents has become an important public health concern due to the increase in childhood obesity worldwide. The urgency to address T2D is evident as children and adolescents are at a higher risk of complications due to prolonged disease duration. W...

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Main Authors: Hessa Al-Kandari, Dalia Al-Abdulrazzaq, Lena Davidsson, Prem Sharma, Abeer Al-Tararwa, Fawziya Mandani, Faisal Al-Shawaf, Fatma Al-Hussaini, Mariam Qabazard, Dania Haddad, Maria Al-Mahdi, Fahad Al-Jasser, Ayed Alanezi, Hala Al-Sanea, Iman Al-Basari, Afaf Al-Adsani, Azza Shaltout, Mejedah AbdulRasoul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00836/full