Gestational diabetes:metformin treatment, maternal overweight and long-term outcome

Abstract Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as disturbed glucose metabolism first recognized during pregnancy. Untreated GDM increases the risk of obstetric and neonatal complications, such as fetal overgrowth (macrosomia). The first-line treatment of GDM includes diet therapy and the s...

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Main Author: Ijäs, H. (Hilkka)
Other Authors: Raudaskoski, T. (Tytti)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Oulun yliopisto 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526208596
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