Window of opportunity: Postpartum screening of women with gestational diabetes for early detection of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes

Open Diabetes Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-28

  Henderson, Cassandra E ^a   Kavookjian, Jan ^a   Leitstein, Harris ^a   McKoy, June M ^a   Murage, Wambui Jane ^a   Lipman, Ruth D ^a  

^a American Association of Diabetes Educators   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Gestational diabetes; Screening; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL STATUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84871022634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18765246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876524601205010025     Document Type: Article

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