Metformin for the treatment of gestational diabetes: An updated meta-analysis

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 521-532

  Kitwitee, Pimprapa ^a   Limwattananon, Supon ^a   Limwattananon, Chulaporn ^a   Waleekachonlert, Ornanong ^b   Ratanachotpanich, Tananan ^b   Phimphilai, Mattabhorn ^c   Nguyen, Tuan V ^d   Pongchaiyakul, Chatlert ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^d GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes mellitus; Insulin; Metformin; Oral hypoglycemic agent

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WEIGHT GAIN; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; METFORMIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940792383     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.05.017     Document Type: Article

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