Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among Indigenous women and comparison with non-Indigenous Australian women: 1990-2009

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 433-440

  Chamberlain, Catherine ^a   Banks, Emily ^b   Joshy, Grace ^b   Diouf, Ibrahima ^c   Oats, Jeremy J N ^d   Gubhaju, Lina ^c   Eades, Sandra ^e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal and torres strait islander; Diabetes; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Indigenous; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; MATERNAL AGE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84907877147     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12213     Document Type: Article

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