Should we screen for gestational diabetes? The case for screening for gestational diabetes

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7110, 1997, Pages 737-739

  Soares, Jacqueline De A C ^a   Beard, Richard W ^a   Dornhorstt, Anne ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007721226     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7110.737     Document Type: Article

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