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Lowering Gestational Diabetes Risk by Prenatal Weight Gain Counseling

Evelyn M. Figueroa, Kara Nitti and Stephen M. Sladek
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2020, 33 (2) 189-197; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.02.190203
Evelyn M. Figueroa
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago (EVF); Advocate Research Institute, Oaklawn, IL (KN); Advocate Christ Family Medicine Residency, Oak Lawn, IL (SMS).
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Kara Nitti
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago (EVF); Advocate Research Institute, Oaklawn, IL (KN); Advocate Christ Family Medicine Residency, Oak Lawn, IL (SMS).
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Stephen M. Sladek
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago (EVF); Advocate Research Institute, Oaklawn, IL (KN); Advocate Christ Family Medicine Residency, Oak Lawn, IL (SMS).
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Evelyn M. Figueroa, Kara Nitti, Stephen M. Sladek
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2020, 33 (2) 189-197; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.02.190203

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