Diagnostic significance of transferrinuria and albumin-specific dipstick testing in primary care patients with elevated office blood pressure

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-209

  Zeller, A ^a   Haehner, T ^a   Battegay, E ^a   Martina, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dipstick testing; End organ damage; Hypertension; Microalbuminuria; Transferrinuria

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOASSAY; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENT T TEST; SWITZERLAND; URINALYSIS;

ALBUMINURIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; OFFICE VISITS; OUTPATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSFERRIN; URINALYSIS;

EID: 14944369173     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001803     Document Type: Article

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