Barriers to follow-up for women with a history of gestational diabetes

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 705-710

  Stuebe, Alison ^a   Ecker, Jeffrey ^b   Bates, David W ^c   Zera, Chloe ^c   Bentley Lewis, Rhonda ^c   Seely, Ellen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic medical record; evidence based practice; Gestational diabetes; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956809567     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1253102     Document Type: Article

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