Poster Presentation Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand ASM 2015

Should the spot albumin-to-creatinine ratio replace the spot protein-to-creatinine ratio as the primary screening tool for proteinuria in pregnancy? (#209)

Thomas J Cade 1 , Paul Champion de Crespigny 1 , Tien Nguyen 1 , John R Cade 2 , Mark P Umstad 1
  1. Department of Maternity Services, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
  2. Statistical Risk Management, KPMG, Melbourne, VIctoria, Australia
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