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Seasonality of month of birth among African American children with diabetes mellitus in the city of Chicago.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Mar 2004
Grover Vikas, Lipton Rebecca B, Sclove Stanley L
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To study the seasonality of month of birth among African American children with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (DM) in the city of Chicago, in order to determine whether perinatal exposures play a significant role in diabetes risk among children of non-European origin. METHOD: The Chicago Childhood Diabetes Registry ascertains new cases of insulin-treated DM among minority children < 18 years of age;...
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