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The risk of type 1 diabetes among offspring of immigrant mothers in relation to the duration of residency in Sweden.
Diabetes care - 1 May 2015
Hussen Hozan Ismael, Moradi Tahereh, Persson Martina
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The risk for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is increased in the second compared with the first generation of immigrants in Sweden. We investigated the effect of the mother's duration of stay in Sweden on the risk of T1DM in the offspring. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Using data from national registries, we identified all subjects with T1DM among 984,798 children born in Sweden (aged 0-18 years)...
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