Maternal plasma ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 597-604

  Zhang, Cuilin ^a,b   Williams, Michelle A ^a,b   Sorensen, Tanya K ^b,c   King, Irena B ^d   Kestin, Mark M ^d   Thompson, Mary Lou ^a   Leisenring, Wendy M ^d   Dashow, Edward E ^c,e   Luthy, David A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Obstetrix Medical Group   (United States)

^d Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^e Tacoma General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 15744379501     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000134864.90563.fa     Document Type: Article

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