Effect of methotrexate treatment of ectopic pregnancy on subsequent pregnancy

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-39

  Hackmon, Rinat ^a   Sakaguchi, Sachi ^a   Koren, Gideon ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPTERIN; METHOTREXATE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONCEPTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHOTREXATE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 79551696015     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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