The social and economic consequences of childhood-onset Type 1 diabetes mellitus across the lifecourse : a systematic review

Milton, B and Holland, P and Whitehead, M (2006) The social and economic consequences of childhood-onset Type 1 diabetes mellitus across the lifecourse : a systematic review. Diabetic Medicine, 23 (8). pp. 821-829. ISSN 0742-3071

Abstract

The incidence of childhood-onset (Type 1) diabetes is high, and increasing, particularly among the very young. The aim of this review was to determine the longer-term social consequences of having diabetes as a child and to determine whether adverse consequences are more severe for disadvantaged children.