Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 313-319 , March 2007

Developing and validating a diabetes database in a large health system

  • Janice C. Zgibor

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, United States
    • University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute, Pittsburgh, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 4601 Baum Blvd, Room 118, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States. Tel.: +412 692 4286; fax: +412 692 4296.
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  • Trevor J. Orchard

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, United States
    • ,
  • Melissa Saul

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, United States
    • ,
  • Gretchen Piatt

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute, Pittsburgh, United States
    • ,
  • Kristine Ruppert

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, United States
    • ,
  • Andrew Stewart

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, United States
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  • Linda M. Siminerio

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, United States
    • University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute, Pittsburgh, United States

Received 1 December 2005 ,Accepted 11 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.07.007

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 313-319 , March 2007

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