Gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy outcomes among Chinese and South Asian women in Canada

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-284

  Mukerji, Geetha ^a   Chiu, Maria ^b   Shah, Baiju R ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Endocrinology; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH ASIAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872306313     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.735996     Document Type: Article

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