Gestational Diabetes Laboratory Testing in Alberta Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Can J Diabetes

Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N1; Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 3P4; Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 3W2; Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0W3. Electronic address:

Published: March 2025

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