Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 37-41 , 2 January 2004

The effect of glucose levels on fetal birth weight: A study of Chinese gravidas in Tianjin, China

  • Xilin Yang

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 5/F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China. Tel.: +852-2252-8722; fax: +852-2645-3098
    • Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    • Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Hong Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Tianjin Institute for Women's Health, Tianjin, China
    • ,
  • Ling Dong

      Affiliations

    • Tianjin Institute for Women's Health, Tianjin, China
    • ,
  • Shuyun Yu

      Affiliations

    • Tianjin Public Health Bureau, Tianjin, China
    • ,
  • Zeyu Guo

      Affiliations

    • Tianjin Public Health Bureau, Tianjin, China
    • ,
  • Bridget H.-H. Hsu-Hage

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Received 18 November 2002 ,Revised 17 February 2003 ,Accepted 24 February 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S1056-8727(03)00030-8

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 37-41 , 2 January 2004

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