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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 88, 2009 - Issue 12
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Success and spontaneous pregnancy rates following systemic methotrexate versus laparoscopic surgery for tubal pregnancies: A randomized trial

Lars Bo Krag Moeller Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, DenmarkCorrespondenceE-mail: [email protected]
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Charlotte Moeller Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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Sten Grove Thomsen Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Lars Franch Andersen Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hilleroed Hospital, Hilleroed, Denmark
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Lene Lundvall Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juliane Marie Center, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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Øejvind Lidegaard Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juliane Marie Center, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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Jens Joergen Kjer Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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Jens Lindgren Ingemanssen Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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Vibeke Zobbe Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark
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Charlotte Floridon Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Janne Petersen Clinical Research Centre, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Bent Ottesen Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juliane Marie Center, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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Pages 1331-1337 | Received 26 Oct 2008, Accepted 03 Jul 2009, Published online: 06 Dec 2009

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