Diagnostic utility of urine protein-to-creatinine ratio for identifying proteinuria in pregnancy

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-70

  Stout, Molly J ^a   Scifres, Christina M ^b   Stamilio, David M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prediction; Preeclampsia; Proteinuria; Uric acid; Urine protein to creatinine ratio

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; URINALYSIS; URINE PROTEIN TO CREATININE RATIO;

ADULT; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84870357545     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.727048     Document Type: Article

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