Gestational diabetes mellitus: Risk factors, obstetric complications and infant outcomes

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 372-378

  McMahon, Michael J ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^b   Liston, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus, gestational; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; HYPERTENSION; INDUCED ABORTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031957116     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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