Accuracy of absence of fetal breathing movements in predicting preterm birth: A systematic review

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 94-100

  Honest, H ^a   Bachmann, L M ^a,b   Sengupta, R ^a   Gupta, J K ^a   Kleijnen, J ^c   Khan, K S ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fetal breathing movements; Likelihood ratios; Preterm birth; Test accuracy study

Indexed keywords

BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS BREATHING; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REGISTER; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 3142742252     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1062     Document Type: Review

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