Diabetes during and after pregnancy: Screen more, monitor better

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-216

  Simmons, David ^a,b  

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

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; METFORMIN;

DISEASE COURSE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 48349145590     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.080865     Document Type: Note

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