Gestational diabetes mellitus in Europe: Prevalence, current screening practice and barriers to screening. A review

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 844-854

  Buckley, B S ^a   Harreiter, J ^b   Damm, P ^c   Corcoy, R ^d   Chico, A ^d   Simmons, D ^e   Vellinga, A ^a   Dunne, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^e ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes mellitus; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84860577937     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03541.x     Document Type: Review

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