National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the post-partum fasting glucose: Are patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus being missed?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 310-311

  Ng, J M ^a   Medlock, R ^a   Wilkinson, L ^a   Lindow, S W ^a   Masson, E A ^a   Allan, B ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62449149493     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02644.x     Document Type: Letter

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