Methotrexate treatment of ectopic pregnancy: Experience at Nizwa hospital with literature review

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-98

  Dhar, Hansa ^a   Hamdi, Ilham ^a   Rathi, Bhawna ^a  

^a NIZWA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Methotrexate; Tubal rupture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858228295     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2011.24     Document Type: Review

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