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Immigration to Israel during childhood is associated with diabetes at adolescence: a study of 2.7 million adolescents

Peled, Alon; Gordon, Barak; Twig, Gilad; Mendlovic, Joseph; Derazne, Estela; Lisnyansky, Michal; Raz, Itamar; Afek, Arnon

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November 1, 2017

10.1007/s00125-017-4399-8

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Immigration studies can shed light on diabetes pathogenesis and risk factors. To this end, we investigated the association between age at immigration and diabetes occurrence at adolescence among immigrants to Israel.