Comparison between fetal heart rate standard parameters and complexity indexes for the identification of severe intrauterine growth restriction

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 186-190

  Ferrario, Manuela ^a,c   Signorini, M G ^a   Magenes, G ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c LEONARDO S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complexity; Fetal heart rate; IUGR; Lempel Ziv complexity; Parameter extraction

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTROPY; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33947547486     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625404     Document Type: Article

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