A scoring system for the prediction of successful delivery in low-risk birthing units

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 654-659

  Koong, Denise ^a   Evans, Sharon ^a   Mayes, Cheryl ^a   Mcdonald, Sue ^a   Newnham, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; DELIVERY ROOMS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030897917     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)81435-4     Document Type: Article

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