Screening, diagnosis and services for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in New Zealand: A technical report from the National GDM Technical Working Party

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1270, 2008, Pages 74-85

  Simmons, David ^a,b   Rowan, Janet ^a   Reid, Rosemary ^c   Campbell, Norma ^d  

^a Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society   (New Zealand)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists   (New Zealand)

^d New Zealand College of Midwives   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEW ZEALAND; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 42149120866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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