Fetal electrocardiography: Feasibility of long-term fetal heart rate recordings

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 334-338

  Graatsma, E M ^a   Jacod, B C ^a   Van Egmond, L A J ^a   Mulder, E J H ^a   Visser, G H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antenatal monitoring; Fetal electrocardiography; Fetal heart rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRODE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKIN IRRITATION;

EID: 57449083605     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01951.x     Document Type: Article

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