Fetal movement counting improved identification of fetal growth restriction and perinatal outcomes - a multi-centre, randomized, controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Saastad, Eli ^a,b   Winje, Brita A ^b   Pedersen, Babill Stray ^c,d   Frøen, J Frederik ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 83755188350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028482     Document Type: Article

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