Urinary calcium/creatinine ratio as a predictor of preeclampsia

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 839-843

  Saudan, Patrick J ^a   Shaw, Loretta ^a   Brown, Mark A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium; Creatinine; Gestational hypertension; Parathyroid hormone; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCIURIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032127218     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(98)00054-5     Document Type: Article

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