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Diagnosis of gestational diabetes in Australia: a national survey of current practice
Author(s) -
Hunter Anthony,
Doery James C G,
Miranda Valentine
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb136904.x
Subject(s) - gestational diabetes , medicine , diabetes mellitus , interpretation (philosophy) , diagnostic test , obstetrics , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pregnancy , gestation , endocrinology , computer science , biology , genetics , programming language
A national survey of pathology laboratories revealed a great diversity in the use of screening tests, and in the performance and interpretation of oral glucose tolerance tests for the detection of gestational diabetes. This situation is unsatisfactory and highlights the need for rationally established procedures and diagnostic criteria.