Type 2 diabetes in children in the Netherlands:The need for diagnostic protocols
Objective: The worldwide trend towards obesity in childhood is also observed in the Netherlands and one of the consequences may be type 2 diabetes. In this study, we assessed the number of children with type 2 diabetes, diagnosed by paediatricians, in the Netherlands. Methods: In 2003 and 2004 the Dutch Paediatric Surveillance Unit, a nationwide paediatric register, was used to assess new cases of diabetes mellitus. Data on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were collected by means of a questionnaire. A second questionnaire was sent to the reporting paediatrician if the diagnosis w... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2007 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Rotteveel , J , Belksma , E J , Renders , C M , Hirasing , R A & Delemarre-Van de Waal , H A 2007 , ' Type 2 diabetes in children in the Netherlands : The need for diagnostic protocols ' , European Journal of Endocrinology , vol. 157 , no. 2 , pp. 175-180 . https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-06-0754 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26846033 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vumc.nl/en/publications/94fd1bc1-862f-473d-b3ee-44f5bf3fdbe6 |