Childhood vulvovaginitis and vaginal discharge in general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-372

  Jones, Rupert ^a  

^a Roborough Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; General practice; Vaginal discharge; Vulvovaginitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MIXED INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SEXUAL ABUSE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA MUCOSA; VULVOVAGINITIS;

EID: 0029741266     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.4.369     Document Type: Article

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