Gestational diabetes in Turkmenistan: Implementation of a screening program and first results

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 293-298

  Parhofer, K G ^a   Hasbargen, U ^b   Ulugberdiyewa, A ^c   Abdullayewa, M ^c   Melebayewa, B ^c   Annamuhammedov, A ^c   Gaipow, M ^c   Atabayeva, O ^c   Flemmer, A W ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Turkmenistan)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Gestational diabetes; Screening; Turkmenistan

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TURKMENISTAN;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TURKMENISTAN;

EID: 84895088255     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2961-2     Document Type: Article

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