Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 163-177 , September 2005

Hypoglycemia: A Complication of Diabetes Therapy in Children

  • Christopher Ryan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
    • ,
  • Nursen Gurtunca, MD (FCP)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Avenue, 4A 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
    • ,
  • Dorothy Becker, MBBCh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Avenue, 4A 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dorothy Becker, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, 3705 Fifth Avenue, 4A 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

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 This article is supported by grant R01HD-29487 RO1 DK-069472 JDRF.This article is reprinted from Pediatr Clin N Am 52 (2005) 1705-1733.

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