Cardiotocography only versus cardiotocography plus PR-interval analysis in intrapartum surveillance: A randomised, multicentre trial

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9202, 2000, Pages 456-459

  Strachan, Bryony K ^a   Van Wijngaarden, Willem J ^a   Sahota, Daljit ^b   Chang, Allan ^b   James, David K ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR; NETHERLANDS; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034607021     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)82012-7     Document Type: Article

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