Screening for bacterial vaginosis: A novel application of artificial nose technology

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 790-791

  Chandiok, S ^a   Crawley, B A ^b   Oppenheim, B A ^b   Chadwick, P R ^b   Higgins, S ^a   Persaud, K C ^c  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial nose technology; Bacterial vaginosis; Diagnosis; Smell

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0030847828     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.9.790     Document Type: Article

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