Hypoalbuminemia: A cause of fetal hydrops?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 972-975

  Pasman, Suzanne A ^a   Meerman, Robertjan H ^a   Vandenbussche, Frank P H A ^a   Oepkes, Dick ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Albumin; Anemia; Fetal hydrops

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEMOGLOBIN;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS HYDROPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA;

EID: 33645879827     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.02.028     Document Type: Article

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