Open AccessGestational diabetes mellitus in rural population of Western India - Results of a community survey
Author(s) -
Anjali Bhatt,
Prasanna Dhore,
Vedavati Purandare,
Mehmood G Sayyad,
Mrinal Mandal,
Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.159061
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , obstetrics , pregnancy , population , gestation , pediatrics , environmental health , endocrinology , genetics , biology
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) should be diagnosed early, as untreated maternal hyperglycemia leads to adverse materno-fetal outcome.