American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 3 , Pages 287.e1-287.e6 , March 2008

Diet-treated gestational diabetes mellitus: comparison of early vs routine diagnosis

Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Miami Beach, FL, Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2006.

Received 15 February 2007 ,Accepted 26 November 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Hawkins JS, Lo JY, Casey BM, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ. Diet-treated gestational diabetes mellitus: Comparison of early vs routine diagnosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:287.e1-287.e6.

PII: S0002-9378(07)02233-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.049

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 3 , Pages 287.e1-287.e6 , March 2008

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