Bacterial vaginosis

British Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 331-334

  Priestley, C ^a,b   Kinghorn, G R ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b W Dorset Gen Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

FEMALE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VAGINITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PREVALENCE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0030228374     PISSN: 00070947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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