Inconsistencies in classification by experts of cardiotocograms and subsequent clinical decision

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1307-1310

  Ayres de Campos, D ^a   Bernardes, J ^a   Costa Pereira, A ^b   Pereira Leite, L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b Institute of Histology and Embryology   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0032794990     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08187.x     Document Type: Article

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