Economic evaluation of diagnosing and excluding ectopic pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 328-333

  Wedderburn, C J ^a   Warner, P ^b   Graham, B ^c   Duncan, W C ^a   Critchley, H O D ^a   Horne, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ISD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cost analysis; Diagnosis; Ectopic pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD LEVEL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 74549154445     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep397     Document Type: Article

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