Care pathways for ectopic pregnancy: a population-based cost-effectiveness analysis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 737-748

  Seror, Valérie ^a   Gelfucci, Florent ^a   Gerbaud, Laurent ^b   Pouly, Jean Luc ^b   Fernandez, Hervé ^c   Job Spira, Nadine ^d   Bouyer, Jean ^d   Coste, Joël ^d  

^a INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

care; cost; cost effectiveness; ectopic; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGECTOMY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 34047247174     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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