The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 190-193.e1 , August 2009

Incidence and Time Trend of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Austrian Children 1999–2007

  • Edith Schober, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Center of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Edith Schober, University Children's Hospital, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A 1090 Vienna, Austria.
    • ,
  • Thomas Waldhoer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Center of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Birgit Rami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Center of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Sabine Hofer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Austrian Diabetes Incidence Study Group

      Affiliations

    • Additional members of the Austrian Diabetes Incidence Study Group available at www.jpeds.com (Appendix).

Received 4 September 2008 ,Revised 29 January 2009 ,Accepted 4 March 2009.

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 Supported by Novo Nordisk Austria. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00226-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.010

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 190-193.e1 , August 2009

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