Significance of urine protein/creatinine ratio in pregnancy-induced hypertension

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 382, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 145-147

  Pahwa, Manju Bala ^a   Seth, Shashi ^a   Khosla, Anju ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Creatinine; PIH; Urine protein

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBUMINURIA; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 34249075425     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2007.03.022     Document Type: Letter

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