The Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in Thai Children

The incidence of type 1 diabetes in children aged 0-15 years in Thailand was reported to be as low as 0.2/100,000/year in 1984-1985. This survey from 1991 to 1995 by the same investigators using the same questionnaires distributed to hospitals in every province demonstrated increasing numbers. In Ba...

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Main Authors: Tuchinda C., Unachak K., Patarakijavanich N., Likitmaskul S., Panamonta O., Chetthakul T.
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-25492014-08-30T02:00:58Z The Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in Thai Children Tuchinda C. Unachak K. Patarakijavanich N. Likitmaskul S. Panamonta O. Chetthakul T. The incidence of type 1 diabetes in children aged 0-15 years in Thailand was reported to be as low as 0.2/100,000/year in 1984-1985. This survey from 1991 to 1995 by the same investigators using the same questionnaires distributed to hospitals in every province demonstrated increasing numbers. In Bangkok, the capital city, a survey was done by using the capture-recapture method, and found a significant incidence of 1.65/100,000/yr. This number is equal to the incidence in other countries in Asia. This result might be effectively considered as an exact incidence rate during this decade. 2014-08-30T02:00:58Z 2014-08-30T02:00:58Z 2002 Article 01252208 12322836 JMTHB http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0346346476&partnerID=40&md5=3a940b5c2c7a7faddfbfb2778c6f2839 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2549 English
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description The incidence of type 1 diabetes in children aged 0-15 years in Thailand was reported to be as low as 0.2/100,000/year in 1984-1985. This survey from 1991 to 1995 by the same investigators using the same questionnaires distributed to hospitals in every province demonstrated increasing numbers. In Bangkok, the capital city, a survey was done by using the capture-recapture method, and found a significant incidence of 1.65/100,000/yr. This number is equal to the incidence in other countries in Asia. This result might be effectively considered as an exact incidence rate during this decade.
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author Tuchinda C.
Unachak K.
Patarakijavanich N.
Likitmaskul S.
Panamonta O.
Chetthakul T.
spellingShingle Tuchinda C.
Unachak K.
Patarakijavanich N.
Likitmaskul S.
Panamonta O.
Chetthakul T.
The Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in Thai Children
author_facet Tuchinda C.
Unachak K.
Patarakijavanich N.
Likitmaskul S.
Panamonta O.
Chetthakul T.
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title The Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in Thai Children
title_short The Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in Thai Children
title_full The Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in Thai Children
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