Cost of unruptured ectopic pregnancy treatment: Comparison of laparoscopy and methotrexate injection

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-28

  Lecuru F ^a,c   Taurelle, R ^a   Viens Bitker, C ^b   Robin, F ^a  

^a Hôpital Bouciant

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c Hopital Boucicaut   (France)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness study; Laparoscopy; Medical treatment; Medico economic study; Unruptured ectopic pregnancy

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030045841     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1996.230190.x     Document Type: Article

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