The relationship between random urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio and 24-hours urine protein in diagnosis of proteinuria in mild preeclampsia

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-12

  Taherian, Aliakbar A ^a   Dehbashi, S ^b   Baghban, M ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

24 hours urine total protein level; Preeclampsia; Protein creatinine (P:C) ratio; Significant proteinuria

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREECLAMPSIA; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; RANDOM SAMPLE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 33748360941     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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