Effect of concentration and biochemical assay on the accuracy of urine dipsticks in hypertensive pregnancies

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-217

  Waugh, Jason ^a   Bell, Stephen C ^a   Kilby, Mark ^b   Lambert, Paul ^a   Shennan, Andrew ^c   Halligan, Aidan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dipstick accuracy; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Proteinuria; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEINURIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034766368     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-100106970     Document Type: Article

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