The optimal cutoff serum level of human chorionic gonadotropin for efficacy of methotrexate treatment in women with extrauterine pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-104

  Sagiv, Ron ^a   Debby, Abraham ^a   Feit, Hagit ^a   Cohen Sacher, Bina ^a   Keidar, Ran ^a   Golan, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Extrauterine pregnancy; Methotrexate; Tubal pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

EID: 84355166518     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.09.023     Document Type: Article

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