Gestational diabetes mellitus among women attending prenatal care at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 246-250

  Oppong, Samuel A ^a   Ntumy, Michael Y ^a   Amoakoh Coleman, Mary ^a   Ogum Alangea, Deda ^a   Modey Amoah, Emefa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Ghana; Obesity; Oral glucose tolerance test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GHANA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; COMPLICATION; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GHANA; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940092664     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.05.029     Document Type: Article

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