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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 41, 2021 - Issue 8
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Original Articles: Gynaecology

The correlation between endometrial thickness and the criteria for MTX treatment for ectopic pregnancy

Yael LevineDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lior YahavDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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Polina SchwarzmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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David YohaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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Reli HershkovitzDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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Adi Y. WeintraubDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, IsraelORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-8665
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Pages 1230-1233 | Published online: 22 Feb 2021

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