title: Are spot urine samples adequate for assessment of proteinuria in patients with lupus nephritis?
authors.affiliation: The Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. tamls_813@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Lai-Shan
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: Cheuk-Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Szeto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013048:Specimen Handling; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine