Trend in the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) among Qatari and Arab gulf children and adolescents over the past 20 years

Trend in the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) among Qatari and Arab gulf children and adolescents over the past 20 years

Authors

  • Ashraf T Soliman Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha (Qatar)
  • Vincenzo De Sanctis Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara
  • Nada Alaaraj Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha (Qatar)
  • Fawzia Alyafei Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha (Qatar)
  • Noor Hamed Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha (Qatar)
  • Shayma Ahmed Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha (Qatar)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v93i2.11979

Keywords:

Incidence of type 1 diabetes, Qatar, Arab gulf, children, adolescents

Abstract

Letter to Editor

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11-05-2022

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Vol. 93 No. 2 (2022)

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LETTERS TO EDITOR

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Soliman AT, De Sanctis V, Alaaraj N, Alyafei F, Hamed N, Ahmed S. Trend in the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) among Qatari and Arab gulf children and adolescents over the past 20 years. Acta Biomed. 2022;93(2):e2022163. doi:10.23750/abm.v93i2.11979
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