Does HbA1c Have a Potential in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis?

authors:

avatar Shima Moradi 1 , avatar Hadi Abdollahzad ORCID 1 , *

Department of Nutritional Sciences, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
International Journal of Health and Life Sciences: Vol.4, issue 2; e85525
published online: November 6, 2018
article type: Letter
received: October 19, 2018
revised: November 4, 2018
accepted: November 4, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhls.85525

how to cite: Moradi S, Abdollahzad H. Does HbA1c Have a Potential in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis?. J Health Rep Technol. 2018;4(2):e85525. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhls.85525.

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