Cerebrospinal fluid and serum concentrations of beta-trace protein during pregnancy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-167

  McArthur, J ^a   Hill, J ^c   Paech, Michael J ^b   Dodd, P H ^d   Bennett, E J ^a   Holden, J ^e  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEPHELOMETRY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; CREATININE; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 13544277619     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.04067.x     Document Type: Article

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