NIDDK Central Repository - Factors associated with maternal-reported actions to prevent type 1 diabetes in the first year of the TEDDY study.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.2337/dc13-0449

PubMed ID

24041684

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2014

Affiliation

Corresponding author: Laura B. Smith, lsmith5@health.usf.edu.

Authors

Baxter J, Johnson SB, Lernmark B, Lynch KF, Roth R, Simell T, Smith LB, TEDDY Study Group

Studies

TEDDY

Citation

Smith LB, Lynch KF, Baxter J, Lernmark B, Roth R, Simell T, Johnson SB, TEDDY Study Group. Factors associated with maternal-reported actions to prevent type 1 diabetes in the first year of the TEDDY study. Diabetes Care 2014 Feb;37(2):325-31. Epub 2013 Sep 16.

Abstract

Mothers of children at risk for type 1 diabetes report engaging in preventive behaviors. The purpose of this study is to further document these actions in an international, longitudinal sample and examine variables that predict whether mothers engage in these behaviors.