Diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes: Who decides?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1341-1342

  Ryan, Edmond A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1;

BIRTH INJURY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; DOWN REGULATION; ETHNICITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESEARCH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; SMOKING HABIT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84865859820     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120682     Document Type: Note

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