A physician reminder to improve postpartum diabetes screening in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 352-357

  Lega, Iliana C ^a   McLaughlin, Heather ^a,b   Coroneos, Marie ^a,c   Handley Derry, Frances ^a,d   Donovan, Nicola ^a   Lipscombe, Lorraine L ^a,e  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes; Prevention; Reminder system; Screening

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84857236933     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.10.023     Document Type: Article

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