C-Reactive protein and body mass index in women with pre-eclampsia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-76

  Kilic Okman, T ^a,b   Kucuk, M ^a   Ekuklu, G ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Fatih Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index; C Reactive protein; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL PLASMA; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0347320726     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00256-X     Document Type: Article

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