Diabetic ketoacidosis in Asian children

NS Alvi, P Davies, Jeremy Kirk, Nicholas Shaw

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Abstract

Over the 10 year period 1987-1996, 328 children with type 1 diabetes mellitus presented in the city of Birmingham, England, of whom 27% had diabetic ketoacidosis. Asian children under the age of 5 had an eightfold increased risk of presenting in diabetic ketoacidosis compared with non-Asian children of the same age.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)60-61
Number of pages2
JournalArchives of Disease in Childhood
Volume85
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2001

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