Primary Care: Nonsurgical treatment of ectopic pregnancy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 1325-1329

  Lipscomb, G H ^a   Stovall, T G ^a   Ling, F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DACTINOMYCIN; FOLINIC ACID; GLUCOSE; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; ABORTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SUCTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0034597487     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200011023431807     Document Type: Review

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