ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Epidemiology
;
early onset diabetes mellitus
;
conscript registries
;
death certificates
;
incidence
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary To provide unbiased material for epidemiological studies of diabetes mellitus a case finding method based on the Danish National Service Conscript Registry and death certificates is presented and discussed. Eight Danish total male birth cohorts, totalling 320162 persons, have been observed as to the occurrence of diabetes mellitus during the first twenty years of life, and it is concluded that the conscript registry represents an ideal basis for case identification, if the individual cases are further elucidated. he material is estimated to be about 95% complete. The main source of error originates from omissions when the registries are scrutinized. The cumulative incidence rates for the birth cohorts range from 1.3 to 3.2 per thousand; in the total material 2.4 per thousand.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00280520
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