Vaginal douching and reduced fertility

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 844-850

  Baird, Donna Day ^a   Weinberg, Clarice R ^a   Voigt, Lynda F ^b   Dating, Janet R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029954450     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.6.844     Document Type: Article

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