Gestational diabetes in rural East Africa: A call to action

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-411

  Zeck, Willibald ^a,b,d   McIntyre, H David ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Mater Misericordiae Hosp   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Geburtshilflich Gynakologische Universitats Klinik   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; METFORMIN;

AFRICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OVERNUTRITION; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICA, EASTERN; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 41449106304     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0380     Document Type: Review

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