Abnormal laboratory results: Biochemical tests in pregnancy

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Tran, Huy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotrophi; Thyroid disease

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ELECTROLYTE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 23844469784     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2005.076     Document Type: Review

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