Accuracy of cervical assessment in the active phase of labour

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 833-837

  Buchmann, E J ^a   Libhaber, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cervical dilatation; Clinical skills; Inter observer agreement; Intrapartum dilatation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR STAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34250320064     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01386.x     Document Type: Article

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