Use of uterine EMG and cervical LIF in monitoring pregnant patients

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 103-108

  Garfield, Robert E ^a,b   Maner, William L ^a   Maul, Holger ^a   Saade, George R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CESAREAN SECTION; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; MATERNAL CARE; MYOMETRIUM; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL CARE; POWER SPECTRUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS FUNCTION;

EID: 14644386832     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00596.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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