Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 201-206 , March 2003

Childhood diabetes identified in mass urine screening program in Taiwan, 1993–1999

  • Jung-Nan Wei

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, 1 Jen Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 717, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lee-Ming Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chau-Ching Lin

      Affiliations

    • Chinese Foundation of Health, Taipei 105, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chuan-Chi Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Chinese Foundation of Health, Taipei 105, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ruey-Shiung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fung-Chang Sung

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, 1 Jen Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-2-2312-3456x8461; fax: +886-2-2394-8006

Received 24 July 2002 ,Revised 2 October 2002 ,Accepted 15 October 2002.

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