Clindamycin versus metronidazole in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 799-802

  Greaves, Wayne L ^a   Chungafung, Jenifer ^a   Morris, Brenda ^a   Haile, Abebech ^a   Townsend, John L ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; RANDOMIZATION;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINDAMYCIN; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; METRONIDAZOLE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0023819635     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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