The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 3 , Pages 374-379 , September 2009

School-Centered Telemedicine for Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

  • Roberto Izquierdo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Medical Service, Syracuse, NY
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  • Philip C. Morin, MS, CCRP

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Medical Service, Syracuse, NY
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  • Kathleen Bratt, PNP, CDE

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Medical Service, Syracuse, NY
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  • Zoryana Moreau, FNP, CDE

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Medical Service, Syracuse, NY
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  • Suzanne Meyer, RN, CDE

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Medical Service, Syracuse, NY
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  • Robert Ploutz-Snyder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Medical Service, Syracuse, NY
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  • Michael Wade, MS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Medical Service, Syracuse, NY
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  • Ruth S. Weinstock, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Medical Service, Syracuse, NY
    • Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

Received 4 October 2008 ,Revised 5 January 2009 ,Accepted 9 March 2009.

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 Supported by Department of Health and Human Services (equipment), New York State Department of Health; and the Children's Miracle Network. LifeScan Inc., donated home glucose monitoring devices and test strips for this project. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

 ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00566475.

 No Reprints offered.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00234-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.014

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 3 , Pages 374-379 , September 2009

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