Differences in post-mortem findings after stillbirth in women with and without diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1219-1224

  Edwards, A ^a   Springett, A ^b   Padfield, J ^c   Dorling, J ^c   Bugg, G ^c   Mansell, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; STILLBIRTH; THYMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84884715876     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dme.12272     Document Type: Article

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