Computerized analysis of antepartum fetal heart rate tracings

Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-34

  Guzman, Edwin R ^a   Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0030750748     PISSN: 09655395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0965539597000028     Document Type: Review

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