Nonstress test: Evidence-based use in high-risk pregnancy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 986-992

  Devoe, Lawrence D ^a   Jones, Chandra R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COCAINE; NICOTINE; OPIATE;

ACTOCARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACTION STRESS TEST; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS FUNCTION TEST; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; FETUS OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NONSTRESS TEST; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIBROACOUSTIC STIMULATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; FETUS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036891903     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200212000-00005     Document Type: Review

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