Review of gestational diabetes mellitus and low-calorie diet and physical exercise as therapy

Diabetes/Metabolism Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-308

  Jovanovic Peterson, Lois ^a   Peterson, Charles M ^a  

^a SANSUM DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FATTY ACID; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETUS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LOW CALORY DIET; OBESITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030512350     PISSN: 07424221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0895(199612)12:4<287::AID-DMR171>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Review

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