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Author:   Dana Dabelea ,  Georgeanna J. Klingensmith ,  Phil Zeitler ,  Georgeanna J. Klingensmith (University of Colorado, Aurora, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9781420047974

ISBN 10:   1420047973
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   08 February 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Definition, Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes in Youth. Descriptive Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes in Youth: Incidence, Incidence and Secular Trends. Genetic Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes. Early Life Diet and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes. Environmental Determinants: The Role of Viruses. Can we Slow the Increasing Incidence of Autoimmune Diabetes? The Accelerator and the Overload Hypotheses. Descriptive Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: Prevalence, Incidence and Secular Trends: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Youth. Insulin Resistance vs. Decreased Insulin Secretion as Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes: High and Low Birth Weights as Risk Factors. Monogenic Forms of Diabetes in the Young. Natural Evolution, Prediction and Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes in Youth. Screening and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth. Chronic Complications of Childhood Diabetes. Cardiovascular. The Epidemiology of Acute Complications:Disease Risk Factors. Dietary Factors in Youth with Diabetes; Childhood Diabetes: Health Care Quality, Utilization and Cost. Treatment Patterns in Youth with Diabetes. Psychosocial Issues in Childhood Diabetes. Quality of Care and Quality of Life for Youth with Diabetes.

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DANA DABELEA is Associate Professor, Section Epidemiology and Community Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Denver, and she received her M.D. from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania, and her Ph.D. in medical sciences from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania. Dr. Dabelea has written over 35 peer-reviewed articles and over 30 books and chapters. GEORGEANNA J. KLINGENSMITH is Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and Director, Pediatric Services, Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Klingensmith received her M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, and has written over 85 peer-reviewed articles, and 15 books and chapters.

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