Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and macrosomia: A controversial story

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 399-402

  Giampietro, Ottavio ^a   Matteucci, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes; Insulin sensitivity; Macrosomia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS;

EID: 0031296584     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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