Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are not associated with an altered risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Care. 2007 Oct;30(10):2564-5. doi: 10.2337/dc07-0655. Epub 2007 Jul 9.

Authors

Chris R Cardwell¹, Dennis J Carson, Edward J McNaboe, Chris C Patterson

Affiliation

¹ Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine and Dentistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BJ, UK. c.cardwell@qub.ac.uk

PMID: 17620448
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0655

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adenoidectomy / adverse effects*
Age of Onset
Child
Cohort Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / epidemiology*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Northern Ireland / epidemiology
Risk Factors
Tonsillectomy / adverse effects*