Management of gestational diabetes by family physicians and obstetricians

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 383-388

  Jackson, Edward A ^a   Vasilenko, Peter ^a,b  

^a Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes, gestational; physicians, family; Pregnancy; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSULIN TREATMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029823641     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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