Methotrexate provides significant cost savings for the treatment of unruptured ectopic pregnancy

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 405-411

  Robin, François ^a   Lecuru, Fabrice ^a   Bernard, Jean Pierre ^a   Mac Cordick, Catherine ^a   Boucaya, Valérie ^a   Taurelle, Roland ^a  

^a Hopital Boucicaut   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 0031801968     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-199815050-00005     Document Type: Article

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