International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 127-129 , August 2010

Effects of Ramadan fasting on children with Type 1 diabetes

  • Ibrahim AlAlwan

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
    • Pediatric Endocrinology Division, King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 1 2520088x47116; fax: +966 1 2520088x47113.
    • ,
  • Abdulhameed Al Banyan

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Endocrinology Division, King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Received 17 March 2010 ,Revised 10 May 2010 ,Accepted 16 May 2010.

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PII: S1877-5934(10)00031-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijdm.2010.05.009

International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 127-129 , August 2010

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