Quantification of contact surface pressure exerted during external cephalic version

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1017-1022

  Leung, Tak Yeung ^a   Sahota, Daljit Singh ^a   Fok, Wing Yee ^a   Chan, Lin Wai ^a   Lau, Tze Kin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

External cephalic version; Force; Instrumentation; Monitoring; Pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; BREECH PRESENTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL GLOVE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 0142209214     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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