Historical controversy in health technology assessment: The case of electronic fetal monitoring

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 707-719

  Banta, H David ^a   Thacker, Stephen B ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS HEART; FETUS MONITORING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSCULTATION; BIRTH INJURIES; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES, NIH; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MASS MEDIA; META-ANALYSIS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035195304     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200111000-00023     Document Type: Review

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