Management of pelvic inflammatory disease by primary care physicians: A comparison with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-163

  Hessol, Nancy A ^a   Priddy, Frances H ^b   Bolan, Gail ^b   Baumrind, Nikki ^b   Vittinghoff, Eric ^b   Reingold, Arthur L ^b   Padian, Nancy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029936494     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199603000-00012     Document Type: Article

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