Gestational diabetes mellitus: NICE for the U.S.? A comparison of the American Diabetes Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Guidelines with the U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Guidelines: Response to Holt et al.

Diabetes Care

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Simmons, David ^a   McElduff, Aidan ^b   McIntyre, Harold David ^c   Elrishi, Mohamed ^d  

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

^b Northern Sydney Endocrine Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANEMIA; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LETTER; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; SCREENING; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649245720     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-2335     Document Type: Letter

References (6)

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6. Simmons D, McElduff A, McIntyre HD, Elrishi M. Gestational diabetes mellitus: NICE for the U.S.? A comparison of the American Diabetes Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines with the U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines. Diabetes Care 2010;33:34-37