Comparison of international and New Zealand guidelines for the care of pregnant women with diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 460-468

  Cutchie, W A ^a   Cheung, N W ^b   Simmons, D ^c  

^a Otago District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gestational; Guideline; Macrosomia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BEST CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE; INTRANATIONAL AGREEMENT; LABOR MANAGEMENT; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VARIANCE;

CONSENSUS; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 33645982273     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01850.x     Document Type: Review

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