Maternal hemoglobin level and red cell indices as predictors of gestational diabetes in a multi-ethnic Asian population

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-154

  Tan, P C ^a   Chai, J N ^a   Ling, L P ^b   Omar, S Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL RAJA PERMAISURI BAINUN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte count; Gestational diabetes; Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; Predictor

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PROGNOSIS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 79960281272     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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