The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 6 , Pages 753-755 , June 2008

Low Prevalence of Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes: Where's the Epidemic?

Received 8 November 2007 ,Revised 19 December 2007 ,Accepted 4 February 2008.

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 Supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (RO1 DK 59211) and in part by grants from the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation and the Dr Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00091-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.02.004

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 6 , Pages 753-755 , June 2008

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