Prevalence of gestational diabetes and risk of complications before and after initiation of a general systematic two-step screening strategy in Germany (2012-2014)

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 115, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-8

  Tamayo, T ^a   Tamayo, M ^b   Rathmann, W ^a   Potthoff, P ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTER FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AT HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b Kassenarztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein Leiter Unternehmenskommunikation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes; Nationwide strategy; Oral glucose tolerance test; Pregnancy related complications; Routine care; Two step screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ICD-10; MASS SCREENING; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960845310     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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