Gestational diabetes mellitus in Greenland: A national study of prevalence and testing efficacy

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Pedersen, Michael Lynge ^a,b   Olesen, Jesper ^b   Jørgensen, Marit Eika ^c,d   Damm, Peter ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENLAND   (Greenland)

^b Queen Ingrid Health Care Centre   (Greenland)

^c STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes mellitus; Greenland; Indigenous; Inuit; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A; GREENLAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983397781     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v75.32167     Document Type: Article

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