The METEX study: Methotrexate versus expectant management in women with ectopic pregnancy: A randomised controlled trial

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  van Mello, Norah M ^a   Mol, Femke ^a   Adriaanse, Albert H ^b   Boss, Erik A ^c   Dijkman, Antonius B ^d   Doornbos, Johannes P R ^e   Emanuel, Mark Hans ^f   Friederich, Jaap ^b   van der Leeuw Harmsen, Loes ^g   Lips, Jos P ^h   van Santbrink, Evert J P ⁱ   Verhoeve, Harold R ^h   Visser, Harry ^j   Ankum, Willem M ^a   van der Veen, Fulco ^a   Mol, Ben W ^a   Hajenius, Petra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^c MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d BovenIJ Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^e ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Netherlands)

^g DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^h Deventer Hospital ^*  (Netherlands)

ⁱ ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j TERGOOI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE SURGERY; WATCHFUL WAITING; BLOOD; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL CARE; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47749096341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-8-10     Document Type: Article

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