Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0019 |
| Title: | Seasonality of birth of patients with childhood diabetes in Britain |
| Author(s): | Rothwell PM, Staines A, et al. |
| Reference: | BMJ, 1996;312:1456-7 |
| Place of Study: | Britain |
| Abstract: | More childhood diabetes patients were born during the spring and early summer compared with the general population |
| Keyword(s): | diabetes, diabetes type 1, seasonality of birth |
| Discussion: | Several conclusions can be drawn. First, environmental factors must be important in the aetiology of childhood diabetes. Second, environmental factors must exert their influence in the primal period. Thirdly, these environmental factors must be seasonal in nature. |
| See Also: | No related entries mentioned for this entry |
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