Maternal ante-natal parameters as predictors of persistent postnatal glucose intolerance: A comparative study between Afro-Caribbeans, Asians and Caucasians

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 382-386

  Sinha, B ^a   Brydon, P ^a   Taylor, R S ^a   Hollins, A ^b   Munro, A ^b   Jenkins, D ^b   Dunne, Fidelma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creening; Ethnicity; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Postpartum glucose intolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEST INDIES;

EID: 0037854396     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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