Interobserver agreements in assessing 549 labor admission tests after a standardized training program

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1087-

  Blix, Ellen ^a   Øian, Pål ^b  

^a Hammerfest Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Interobserver agreement; Kappa statistic labor admission test; Predictive values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDWIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICS;

EID: 27644517862     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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