Incidence trends of type 1 diabetes before and after the reunification in children up to 14 years of age in Saxony, Eastern Germany.

The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence rates of type 1 diabetes in Saxony before and after the German reunification.The study examined two registries: one until 1990 and one since 1999. Only patients under 15 years of age with type 1 diabetes and living in Saxony were included in the stu...

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Main Authors: Ulf Manuwald, Peter Heinke, Eckhard Salzsieder, Janice Hegewald, Olaf Schoffer, Joachim Kugler, Thomas M Kapellen, Wieland Kiess, Ulrike Rothe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5589116?pdf=render