Indicated vs. routine prenatal urine chemical reagent strip testing

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-219

  Rhode, Mary Ann ^a,b   Shapiro, Howard ^a   Jones III, Oliver W ^a  

^a Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prenatal care; Reagent strips; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TEST STRIP; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 33947372135     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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