The MICRAL® test for diabetic microalbuminuria: Predictive values as a function of prevalence

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-122

  Jensen, J E B ^a   Nielsen, S H ^a   Foged, L ^a   Holmegaard, S N ^a   Magid, E ^a  

^a AMAGER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

dipstick test; meta analysis; primary health care; screening; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MICROALBUMINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TECHNIQUE; URINALYSIS; ALBUMINURIA; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TEST STRIP; URINE;

ALBUMINURIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REAGENT STRIPS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029666362     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365519609088597     Document Type: Article

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