Acta Med. 2006, 49: 237-239

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.139

Frequency of Neonatal Hypoglycemia in Large for Gestational Age Infants of Non-Diabetic Mothers in a Community Maternity Hospital

Nilgun Araza, Mustafa Arazb

aGaziantep University, Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Gaziantep, Turkey
bGaziantep University, Medical Faculty, Department of Endocrinology, Gaziantep, Turkey

Received October 1, 2006
Accepted December 1, 2006

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