No need for routine glycosuria/proteinuria screen in pregnant women

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 978-983

  Alto, William A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; KETONE; PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; GLUCOSURIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; TEST STRIP; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN; BLOOD; FEMALE; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM; URINE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLYCOSURIA; HUMANS; KETONES; MASS SCREENING; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEINURIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744524162     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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