The cost of universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in Ireland

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 912-918

  Gillespie, P ^a   O'Neill, C ^a   Avalos, G ^a   O'Reilly, M ^a   Dunne, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Gestational diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; GLUCOSE; INSULIN LISPRO; PIG INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY;

EID: 79960209579     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03293.x     Document Type: Article

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