Comparing uterine electromyography activity of antepartum patients versus term labor patients

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-29

  Garfield, Robert E ^a   Maner, William L ^a   MacKay, Lyn B ^a   Schlembach, Dietmar ^a   Saade, George R ^a  

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

Author keywords

EMG; Labor; Parturition; Patient monitoring; Uterine electromyography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS;

EID: 22244458913     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.050     Document Type: Article

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