Racial differences in C-reactive protein levels during normal pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 523.e1-523.e6

  Picklesimer, Amy H ^a   Jared, Heather L ^b   Moss, Kevin ^b   Offenbacher, Steven ^b   Beck, James D ^b   Boggess, Kim A ^c  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allostatic load; C reactive protein; CRP; human pregnancy; inflammation; racial disparity

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 54849439271     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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