Gestational diabetes and fetal macrosomia in a multi-ethnic population

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 540-544

  Hughes, P F ^a,b   Agarwal, M ^a   Thomas, L ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Jerudong Park Medical Centre   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OBESITY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

EID: 0031434415     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619768542     Document Type: Article

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