Women's Health Issues
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 323-328 , September 2010

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Findings from a Population-Based Survey

  • Monica Hunsberger, PhD, MPH, RD, LD

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Monica Hunsberger, PhD, MPH, RD, LD, Oregon Health & Science University, Graduate Programs in Human Nutrition, Mail Code GH 207, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: 503-494-0704; fax: 503-494-7076.
    • ,
  • Kenneth D. Rosenberg, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Office of Family Health, Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon
    • Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
    • ,
  • Rebecca J. Donatelle, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Oregon State University, Department of Public Health, Corvallis, Oregon

Received 5 January 2010 ,Revised 17 June 2010 ,Accepted 18 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.06.003

Women's Health Issues
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 323-328 , September 2010

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