Safety and efficacy of systemic methotrexate in the treatment of unruptured tubal pregnancy

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1005-1010

  Soliman, Khaled B ^a,b   Saleh, Nisreen M ^a   Omran, Allaa A ^a  

^a Maternity Children's Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDUL AZIZ SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL RISK; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; COUNSELING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETREATMENT; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33750312704     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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