The current state of Indigenous and Aboriginal women with diabetes in pregnancy: A systematic review

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-225

  Porter, Cynthia ^a   Skinner, Timothy ^b   Ellis, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Diabetes in pregnancy; Gestational diabetes; Indigenous; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL INDICATOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL WELFARE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS;

EID: 84870573003     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.07.006     Document Type: Review

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