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Original Article

ß-hCG and prediction of therapeutic success in ectopic pregnancies treated with methotrexate, results from a prospective observational study

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Pages 695-699 | Received 26 Mar 2014, Accepted 25 May 2014, Published online: 30 Jun 2014

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