A comparison of the 3 H glucose tolerance test and the 2 H value in identifying risk for excessive fetal growth

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-30

  Curet, Luis B ^a,c   Izquierdo, Luis A ^a   Gilson, George J ^a   Del Valle, Gerardo O ^a,b   Qualls, Clifford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Fetal size; Glucose tolerance test (GTT)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEW MEXICO; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031037671     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059709161947     Document Type: Review

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