Low-dose oral methotrexate with expectant management of ectopic pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 775-778

  Korhonen, Juha ^a   Stenman, Ulf Håkan ^a   Ylöstalo, Pekka ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030296525     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00293-1     Document Type: Article

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