Risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus in the Maltese population: A population based study

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Savona Ventura, C ^a,b   Azzopardi, J ^b   Sant, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes; Health care screening; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPARA; OBESITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0033866232     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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