Urine albumin/creatinine ratio for the assessment of albuminuria in pregnancy hypertension

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1327-1330

  Nisell, Henry ^a   Trygg, Maria ^a   Bäck, Rune ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Albumin creatinine ratio; Albuminuria; Hypertension; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; URINALYSIS; URINE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALBUMINURIA; CREATINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 34548315248     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340600808747     Document Type: Article

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