Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Jan 2009
Biography Historical ArticleA medical journal editor's role in exposing an unethical research study.
The involvement of Dr. Richard Mattingly, Editor of Obstetrics & Gynecology between 1972 and 1985, in the publication of an article on carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the cervix, facilitated exposure of an unethical study into the natural history of CIS of the cervix (now termed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3) by Dr. Herbert Green. ⋯ Mattingly, a senior U. S. academic and journal editor wishing to publish important scientific data, and Dr. McIndoe, an unknown antipodean clinician intent on revealing an unethical experiment, provides important lessons for all who practice medicine, in particular those in positions of responsibility.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialElevation of uterine basal tone and fetal heart rate abnormalities after labor analgesia: a randomized controlled trial.
To estimate the effects of combined spinal-epidural and traditional epidural analgesia on uterine basal tone and its association with the occurrence of fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities. ⋯ I.