Lowest threshold values for the 75g oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy

Malta Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-20

  Savona Ventura, Charles ^a   Craus, Johann ^a   Vella, Katia ^a   Grima, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Complications; Diabetes mellitus; Diagnosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MALTA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77953175078     PISSN: 18133339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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