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Review
. 2001 Oct;94(10):502-9.
doi: 10.1177/014107680109401003.

Screening for diabetes in pregnancy

S Virjee  1 , S Robinson, D G Johnston
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Review

Screening for diabetes in pregnancy

S Virjee et al. J R Soc Med. 2001 Oct.
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Figure 1
Relationship of oral glucose tolerance test values by quartiles to macrosomia (Ref. 19)
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Figure 2
Percentage macrosomia (>4 kg) based on glucose test results
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