Evaluation of the Bayer® microalbumin/creatinine urinalysis dipstick

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 393, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-113

  Wilde, Helena M ^a   Banks, Donna ^b   Larsen, Cindy L ^b   Connors, Greg ^a   Wallace, Donna ^c   Lyon, Martha E ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

^c Antenatal Community Care Program   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Microalbumin; Reagent strips; Screening; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MICROALBUMINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP; URINALYSIS; ALBUMINURIA; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; URINE;

ALBUMINURIA; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44649152814     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.03.021     Document Type: Article

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