Does raising the glucose challenge test threshold impact birthweight in Asian gravidas?

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 100-103

  Koklanaris, Nikki ^a,b   Bonnano, Clarissa ^a   Seubert, David ^a   Anzai, Yuzuru ^a   Jennings, Richard ^a   Lee, Men Jean ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asian race; Ethnic variation; Gestational diabetes; Glucose challenge test

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ASIAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847720372     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2007.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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