Adult vs child: Juvenile onset means something that begins in childhood- usually before age 18, later onset suggest it begins in adulthood, .
Answered 7/20/2012
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Wording confusion: Later onset is often used to describe an affliction that comes on at a later time than a similar problem while juvenile onset describes an occurrence in childhood or adolescence. Some bacterial diseases are called early or later onset using exposure as a point of reference. For diabetes, juvenile onset applies to kids, later onset applies to adults.
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