American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 2 , Pages 158.e1-158.e6 , August 2009

Iron supplementation and gestational diabetes in midpregnancy

  • Simona Bo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Simona Bo, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126 Turin, Italy
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  • Guido Menato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Paola Villois

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Roberto Gambino, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Maurizio Cassader, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Ilenia Cotrino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Paolo Cavallo-Perin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Received 15 November 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 22 April 2009.

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 This article was supported by a Grant from Regione Piemonte 2007.

 Cite this article as: Bo S, Menato G, Villois P, et al. Iron supplementation and gestational diabetes in midpregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:158.e1-6.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00443-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.049

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 2 , Pages 158.e1-158.e6 , August 2009

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