Diabetes and perinatal loss: A continuing problem

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-163

  Sobande, Adekunle A ^a,b   Al Bar, Hassan ^b   Archibong, Eric I ^c  

^a King Faisal Military Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c College of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Continuing problem; Diabetes; Perinatal loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0034139562     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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