Fetal magnetocardiography: The clinician's viewpoint

Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 2004, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Sreeram, N ^a   Brockmeier, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Clinical applications; Fetal magnetocardiography

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BRADYCARDIA; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 29144512392     PISSN: 15268748     EISSN: 15268748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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