The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 731-737.e1 , May 2010

Prevalence of Increased Arterial Stiffness in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Differs by Measurement Site and Sex: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

  • Elaine M. Urbina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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  • R. Paul Wadwa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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  • Cralen Davis, BS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Services, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Beverly M. Snively, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Services, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Lawrence M. Dolan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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  • Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO
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  • Richard F. Hamman, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
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  • Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO

Received 17 March 2009 ,Revised 1 October 2009 ,Accepted 9 November 2009.

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PII: S0022-3476(09)01118-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.11.011

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 731-737.e1 , May 2010

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