Diagnostic value of uric acid of differentiate transudates and exudates

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 661-665

  Uzun, K ^a   Vural, H ^a   Ozer, F ^a   Imecik, O ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Exudates; Pleural effusion; Transudates; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLASMA PROTEIN; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033828970     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2000.095     Document Type: Article

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