Treatment of tubal pregnancy in the Netherlands: An economic comparison of systemic methotrexate administration and laparoscopic salpingostomy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 945-951

  Mol, Ben W J ^a   Hajenius, Petra J ^a   Engelsbel, Simone ^a   Ankum, Willem M ^a   Hemrika, Douwe J ^a   Van Der Veen, Fuko ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Laparoscopic salpingostomy; Methotrexate; Randomized clinical trial; Tubal pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALPINGOSTOMY; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032696466     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70330-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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