Gestational diabetes mellitus: What is the optimal treatment modality?

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 257-258

  Cheng, Y W ^a   Caughey, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

BIRTH INJURY; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; MACROSOMIA; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIABETIC DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLYBURIDE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 34247511033     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211737     Document Type: Editorial

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