Identifying post-partum diabetes after gestational diabetes mellitus: The right test

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 84-86

  Kim, Catherine ^a   Chames, Mark C ^a   Johnson, Timothy RB ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL DISEASE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POSTPARTUM DIABETES; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; BLOOD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; STANDARDS;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84884502318     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(13)70044-5     Document Type: Letter

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