Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy: The United Arab Emirates experience

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 32-37

  Misra, R ^a   Rashid, N ^a   Grundsell, H ^a   Sedagathian, M R ^a  

^a MAFRAQ HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Diabetes mellitus; Gestational diabetes; Pregestational diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INCIDENCE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; OBESITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POLYCYTHEMIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH; TACHYPNEA; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0035323969     PISSN: 16067754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000497537     Document Type: Article

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