The cost of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-

  Wilson, Nicola ^a   Ashawesh, Khaled ^a   Smith, Steve ^a   Anwar, Aresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MASS SCREENING;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY;

EID: 62749130249     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jms.2008.008089     Document Type: Letter

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