Clinical usefulness of monitoring β-hCG levels after laparoscopic treatment for tubal pregnancy

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-104

  Busacca, M ^a,b   Gruft, L ^a   Giambelli, F ^a   Candiani, M ^a   Bertola, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b II Clinica Ostetrico Ginecologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGECTOMY; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

EID: 0029782067     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gyn.1996.12.99     Document Type: Article

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