Accuracy of serum uric acid in predicting complications of pre-eclampsia: A systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-378

  Thangaratinam, S ^a   Ismail, K M K ^a   Sharp, S ^b   Coomarasamy, A ^c   Khan, K S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Diagnostic tests; Pre eclampsia; Systematic review; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID;

CESAREAN SECTION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NEWBORN DEATH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STILLBIRTH; URIC ACID;

EID: 33645210871     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00908.x     Document Type: Review

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