The extent of undiagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus in New South Wales

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-16

  Moses, Robert G ^a,c   Colagiuri, Stephen ^b  

^a South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 0030852956     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138756.x     Document Type: Article

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