Classification of diabetes in pregnancy: Time to reassess the alphabet

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 121, Issue 2 PART 1, 2013, Pages 345-348

  Sacks, David A ^a,b   Metzger, Boyd E ^a,b  

^a Kaiser Permanente Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

DIET; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84873855220     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31827f09b5     Document Type: Review

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