Educational strategies to improve screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in aboriginal women in a remote northern community

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 264-268

  Cleary, Eilish ^a   Ludwig, Sora ^b   Riese, Nichole ^b   Grant, Lorna ^c  

^a Manitoba Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Physician education; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 33750590952     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-2671(06)03001-2     Document Type: Article

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