Random protein-creatinine ratio for the quantitation of proteinuria in pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 893-895

  Robert, Magali ^a   Sepandj, Farshad ^a   Liston, Robert M ^b   Dooley, Kent C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CREATININE; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROTEINURIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030722648     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00536-X     Document Type: Article

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