Reassessment of the new diagnostic thresholds for gestational diabetes mellitus: An opportunity for improvement

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 209-211

  D'Emden, Michael C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; ADULT; BLOOD; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84908452416     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00277     Document Type: Article

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