Four years' experience with antepartum cardiotocography using telemedicine

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 228-233

  Di Lieto, Andrea ^a   de Falco, Marianna ^a   Campanile, Marta ^a   Papa, Rosa ^b   Torok, Miklos ^c   Scaramellino, Mariangela ^a   Pontillo, Massimo ^a   Pollio, Fabrizio ^a   Spanik, Gabor ^c   Schiraldi, Paola ^a   Bibbó, Gianluca ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Department of Elderly Assistance   (Italy)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; HUNGARY; ITALY; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39049180193     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763306777889118     Document Type: Article

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