Ectopic pregnancy

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 515-531

  Jain, Arun ^a   Solima, Eugenio ^b   Luciano, Anthony A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b New Britain General Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROGESTERONE; SULPROSTONE;

ABDOMEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW; SALPINGECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE SURGERY;

EID: 0030761449     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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