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Prevalence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant patients visiting National Guard primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia

Saleem A. Alsaedi, Abdullah A. Altalhi, Mutaz F. Nabrawi, Abdulrahman A. Aldainy and Razaz M. Wali
Saudi Medical Journal February 2020, 41 (2) 144-150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.2.24842
Saleem A. Alsaedi
From the College of Medicine (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), and from the Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah A. Altalhi
From the College of Medicine (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), and from the Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mutaz F. Nabrawi
From the College of Medicine (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), and from the Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulrahman A. Aldainy
From the College of Medicine (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), and from the Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Razaz M. Wali
From the College of Medicine (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), and from the Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs (Alsaedi, Altalhi, Nabrawi, Aldainy, Wali), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2020, 41 (2) 144-150; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.2.24842

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