Early labor assessment and support at home versus telephone triage: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1463-1469

  Janssen, Patricia A ^a   Still, Douglas K ^b   Klein, Michael C ^b   Singer, Joel ^b   Carty, Elaine A ^b   Liston, Robert M ^b   Zupancic, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR SUPPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN DISEASE; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RARE DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; PREGNANCY; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE;

EID: 33845391140     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000247644.64154.bb     Document Type: Article

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