Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 159-165 , February 1997

Long-term patterns in seasonality of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus diagnosis in Austrian children

  • Thomas Waldhoer

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Dr. Thomas Waldhoer, Institute of Tumor Biology and Cancer Research of the University of Vienna, Department of Epidemiology, A-1090 Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, Austria.
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Edith Schober

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Jaakko Tuomilehto

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Research Center, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland

,Accepted 11 September 1996.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 159-165 , February 1997

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