Which factors play a role in clinical decision-making in external cephalic version?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-35

  Kok, Marjolein ^a   Van Der Steeg, Jan Willem ^a,b   Mol, Ben W J ^c   Opmeer, Brent ^a   Van Der Post, Joris A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Doctor's behaviour; External cephalic version; Prediction

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREECH PRESENTATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION; FETUS GROWTH; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MIDWIFE; MULTIPARA; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PARITY; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RESIDENT; TERM BIRTH; TOCOLYSIS;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BODY MASS INDEX; BREECH PRESENTATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDWIFERY; PARITY; PHYSICIANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYSIS; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 37549056124     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701728075     Document Type: Article

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