The persistent challenge of foetal heart rate monitoring

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-109

  Bernardes, João ^a   Ayres De Campos, Diogo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Computer analysis; Electronic foetal monitoring; Foetal heart rate; Foetal monitoring; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; TELEMETRY;

EID: 77949366306     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e328337233c     Document Type: Review

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