Poor predictive value of platelet count, mean platelet volume and serum urate in hypertension in pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-184

  Calvert, Susan M ^a   Tuffnell, Derek J ^a   Haley, Jayne ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypertension in pregnancy; Mean platelet volume; Platelet count; Serum urate

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME;

EID: 0030046496     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(95)02336-4     Document Type: Article

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