Prevalence and regional differences of gestational diabetes mellitus and oral glucose tolerance tests in Finland

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 278-280

  Lamberg, Satu ^a   Raitanen, Jani ^b   Rissanen, Pekka ^a   Luoto, Riitta ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856106049     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq193     Document Type: Article

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