American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 404.e1-404.e6 , April 2008

Who returns for postpartum glucose screening following gestational diabetes mellitus?

Presented at the 19th annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, Seattle, WA, June 20-21, 2006.

  • Kelly J. Hunt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Kelly J. Hunt, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, 135 Cannon St, Suite 302K, PO Box 250835, Charleston, SC 29425
    • ,
  • Deborah L. Conway, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX.

Received 11 May 2007 ,Revised 26 July 2007 ,Accepted 8 September 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Hunt KJ, Conway DL. Who returns for postpartum glucose screening following gestational diabetes mellitus? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:404.e1-404.e6.

 This work was supported in part by American Diabetes Association Research Award 7-03-RA-118, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases K01 Award 1K01 DK064867, and the Texas Diabetes Institute (University Health System Community Health Initiatives).

PII: S0002-9378(07)01114-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.015

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 404.e1-404.e6 , April 2008

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