Expectant management of ectopic pregnancy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-54

  Cohen, Matthew A ^a   Sauer, Mark V ^a,b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; REVIEW; SALPINGOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA BLEEDING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREGNANCY, TUBAL;

EID: 0033376813     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-199903000-00009     Document Type: Review

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