Acute Intoxication with Methotrexate, Used As An Abortive. Report of Two Cases;Intoxicación aguda con metotrexato usado con fines abortivos: Descripción de 2 casos

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-318

  Alfaro L, Jorge ^a,b   Von Mühlenbrock S, Ricardo ^a   Burgos S, Nelson ^a   Valdés R, Enrique ^a   Gana A, Clara ^a   Conte L, Guillermo ^a   Araos H, Daniel ^a   Plate B, Ludwig ^a  

^a Unidad de Cardiología Infantil   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Abortion,induced; Leucovorin; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ANTIDOTE; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDOTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUCOVORIN; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034154622     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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