Two hour blood glucose levels in at-risk babies: An audit of Canadian guidelines

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 238-244

  Croke, Jennifer ^a   Sullivan, Meagan ^a   Ryan Drover, Anne ^a   Randell, Ed ^a   Andrews, Wayne ^a   Aziz, Khalid ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Hypoglycernia; Large for gestational age; Neonatal; Normal values; Plasma glucose; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

BABY; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VALIDITY;

EID: 70049118702     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/14.4.238     Document Type: Review

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