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Editorial
. 2020 Feb 1;66(2):265-267.
doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvz027.

Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Will Be Flawed until We Can Measure Glucose

David E Bruns  1 , Boyd E Metzger  2 , David B Sacks  3
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Editorial

Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Will Be Flawed until We Can Measure Glucose

David E Bruns et al. Clin Chem. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Gestational diabetes mellitus; HAPO; citrate-fluoride-EDTA tubes; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic sensitivity and specificity; glycemia; preanalytical error.

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