Urinary copper/zinc ratio: A promising parameter for replacement of 24-hour urinary copper excretion for diagnosis of Wilson's disease in children

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-153

  Wang, Jian She ^a   Lu, Yi ^a   Wang, Xiao Hong ^a   Zhu, Qi Rong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

24 hour urinary copper excretion; Children; Urinary copper zinc ratio; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CREATININE; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WILSON DISEASE; ZINC URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER; CREATININE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 77954658922     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-010-0023-4     Document Type: Article

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