A proposal for the use of uniform diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes in Europe: an opinion paper by the European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG)

Diabetologia

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1422-1429

  Benhalima, Katrien ^a   Mathieu, Chantal ^a   Damm, Peter ^b   Van Assche, André ^a   Devlieger, Roland ^a   Desoye, Gernot ^c   Corcoy, Rosa ^d   Mahmood, Tahir ^e   Nizard, Jacky ^f   Savona Ventura, Charles ^g   Dunne, Fidelma ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MALTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Malta)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Gestational diabetes; Proposal; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; STANDARDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84931563974     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3615-7     Document Type: Article

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