The impact of diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes on its prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The absence of universal gold standards for screening of gestational diabetes (GDM) has led to heterogeneity in the identification of GDM, thereby impacting the accurate estimation of the prevalence of GDM. We aimed to evaluate the effect of different diagnostic criteria for GDM...

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Main Authors: Samira Behboudi-Gandevani, Mina Amiri, Razieh Bidhendi Yarandi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-019-0406-1