Screening practices for gestational diabetes mellitus in UK obstetric units

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 138-141

  Mires, G J ^a   Williams, F L R ^a   Harper, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032756154     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.1999.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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