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Editorial
. 2008 May 3;336(7651):968-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39540.657928.BE. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Assessment of proteinuria in pregnancy

Lucy C Chappell, Andrew H Shennan
Editorial

Assessment of proteinuria in pregnancy

Lucy C Chappell et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Urinary spot protein:creatinine ratio can reliably rule out proteinuria in pregnancy

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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