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Published in: Diabetologia 8/2018

01-08-2018 | Letter

Medicalising pregnancy with new diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus: do we need more evidence? Reply to Venkataraman H and Saravanan P [letter]

Authors: Sarah H. Koning, Jelmer J. van Zanden, Klaas Hoogenberg, Helen L. Lutgers, Alberdina W. Klomp, Fleurisca J. Korteweg, Aren J. van Loon, Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel, Paul P. van den Berg

Published in: Diabetologia | Issue 8/2018

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To the Editor: We thank doctors Venkataraman and Saravanan for their letter and supportive comments [1]. …
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Title
Medicalising pregnancy with new diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus: do we need more evidence? Reply to Venkataraman H and Saravanan P [letter]
Authors
Sarah H. Koning
Jelmer J. van Zanden
Klaas Hoogenberg
Helen L. Lutgers
Alberdina W. Klomp
Fleurisca J. Korteweg
Aren J. van Loon
Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel
Paul P. van den Berg
Publication date
01-08-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Diabetologia / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0012-186X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-018-4665-4

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