A randomised trial of timed delivery for the compromised preterm fetus: Short term outcomes and bayesian interpretation

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-32

  Van Bulck, B ^a   Kalakoutis, G M ^b   Sak, P ^x   Schneider, K T M ^c   Major, T ^x   Karpathios, S E ^x   Todros, T ^x   Arduini, D ^x   Tranquilli, A ^d   Tenore, A C ^e   Roncaglia, N ^f   Frusca, T ^g   Groningen, A Z ^x   Weinans, M J N ^x   Leiden, A Z ^x   Van Roosmalen, J ^x   De Heel, ^x   Zaandam, ^x   Van der Slikke, J W ^x   Van Geijn, H ^h   Pernet, P J M ⁱ   Wolf, H ^j   Utrecht, A Z ^x   Stigter, R H ^x   Wilczynski, J ^k   Vasco, E ^l   Rashid, M ^m   Novak Antolic, Z ^x   Danielian, P ^x   Jenkinson, S D ^x   Welch, C R ⁿ   Griffin, C ^o   Gee, H ^p   Tuffnell, D ^q   Cresswell, J ^x   Tariq, T ^x   Sengupta, B ^x   Tydeman, G ^r   Kumarendran, M K ^x   Churchill, D ^s   Bewley, S ^x   Fusi, L ^x   Lindow, S W ^x   Johal, W ^x   Fairlie, F M ^x   Neales, K ^x   Thornton, J G ^t   Scudamore, I ^x   Konje, J ^x   Walkinshaw, S A ^u   Griffiths, M ^x   Dawson, A ^x   Mires, G ^x   Johanson, R ^v   Fraser, R B ^x   Hendy Ibbs, P ^x   Steel, S A ^x   Ramsay, M ^w   Robins, J B ^x   Heard, M J ^x   Tonge, H M ^x   Manyonda, I T ^x   Walker, J ^x   Maresh, M ^x   Yoong, A ^x   Soothill, P ^x   Cameron, H ^x   Byrne, D ^x   Beattie, B ^x   Bober, S ^x   Felber, B ^x   Isaac, E ^x   Liddle, L ^x   McGhee, T ^x   Rowsell, P ^x   Howie, P ^x   Field, D ^x   Levene, M ^x   Lilford, R J ^x   Grant, A ^x   Steer, P ^x   Breart, G ^x   Torgeson, D ^x   Hornbuckle, J ^x   Vail, A ^x   Spiegelhalter, D ^x   more..

^a ZiekenhuisNetwerk Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^b Archbishop Makarios III Hospital   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Ospedale Pediatrico G Salesi   (Italy)

^e VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^h VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^j ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^k POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^l CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^m SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

ⁿ Arrows Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^o Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^p Clinical Genetics Unit   (United Kingdom)

^q BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^r Forth Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^s Sutton Coldfield   (United Kingdom)

^t NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^u South Western Sydney Local Health District   (United Kingdom)

^v North Staffordshire Maternity   (United Kingdom)

^w QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^x NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0037222196     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-0528.2003.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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