American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 187, Issue 4 , Pages 989-993 , October 2002

Impaired tolerance for glucose in women with recurrent vaginal candidiasis

Received 24 August 2001 ,Revised 2 March 2002 ,Accepted 30 April 2002.

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 Reprint requests: G. G. G. Donders, MD PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: gilbert.donders@femicare.net

PII: S0002-9378(02)00284-3

doi: 10.1067/mob.2002.126285

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 187, Issue 4 , Pages 989-993 , October 2002