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A system-based intervention to improve postpartum diabetes screening among women with gestational diabetesKimberly K Vesco
Center for Health Research, Northwest Hawaii Southeast, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227 1110, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 207:283.e1-6. 2012..We sought to determine whether our process improvement program led to increased postpartum diabetes screening rates among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)...
Healthy Moms, a randomized trial to promote and evaluate weight maintenance among obese pregnant women: study design and rationaleKimberly K Vesco
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 33:777-85. 2012..Observational studies suggest that minimal or no gestational weight gain (GWG) may minimize the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for obese women...
Surgical menopause and nonvertebral fracture risk among older US womenKimberly K Vesco
Science Programs Department, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227, USA
Menopause 19:510-6. 2012....
Newborn size among obese women with weight gain outside the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendationKimberly K Vesco
The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227 1110, USA
Obstet Gynecol 117:812-8. 2011..To estimate risk of delivering macrosomic, large-for-gestational-age and small-for-gestational-age neonates in obese women with gestational weight gain outside the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendation (11-20 pounds)...
Excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention among obese womenKimberly K Vesco
Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon, USA
Obstet Gynecol 114:1069-75. 2009..To evaluate the incremental effect of weight gain above that recommended for term pregnancy (15 pounds) on postpartum weight retention at 1 year among obese women...
Liquid-based cytology and human papillomavirus testing to screen for cervical cancer: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceEvelyn P Whitlock
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
Ann Intern Med 155:687-97, W214-5. 2011..Screening programs using conventional cytology have successfully reduced cervical cancer, but newer tests might enhance screening...
Height loss in older women: risk of hip fracture and mortality independent of vertebral fracturesTeresa A Hillier
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
J Bone Miner Res 27:153-9. 2012..Height loss >5 cm (2″) in older women was associated with a nearly 50% increased risk of hip fracture, nonspine fracture, and mortality-independent of incident VFx and BMD...
Excess gestational weight gain: modifying fetal macrosomia risk associated with maternal glucoseTeresa A Hillier
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
Obstet Gynecol 112:1007-14. 2008..To estimate how maternal weight gain and maternal glucose relate to fetal macrosomia risk (greater than 4,000 g) among a population universally screened for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)...
WHO absolute fracture risk models (FRAX): do clinical risk factors improve fracture prediction in older women without osteoporosis?Teresa A Hillier
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Hawaii, Portland, OR 97227, USA
J Bone Miner Res 26:1774-82. 2011..The FRAX and simpler models predict 10-year risk of incident hip and major osteoporotic fractures in older US women with normal or low bone mass...
Health care utilisation in the first year of life among infants of mothers with perinatal depression or anxietySherry L Farr
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 27:81-8. 2013..Limited information is available on associations between maternal depression and anxiety and infant health care utilisation...
Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceTeresa A Hillier
Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
Ann Intern Med 148:766-75. 2008..In 2003, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that evidence was insufficient to advise for or against routinely screening all pregnant women for gestational diabetes mellitus...
Risk factors and other epidemiologic considerations for cervical cancer screening: a narrative review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceKimberly K Vesco
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
Ann Intern Med 155:698-705, W216. 2011..Further reductions in the burden of cervical cancer in older women are probably best achieved by focusing on screening those who have not been adequately screened...
Nonhormonal therapies for menopausal hot flashes: systematic review and meta-analysisHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
JAMA 295:2057-71. 2006..Concern regarding the adverse effects of estrogen and other hormones for treating menopausal symptoms has led to demand for other options; however, the efficacy and adverse effects of nonhormonal therapies are unclear...
