Diagnosing PID - Getting the balance right

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 545-547

  Marks, C ^a,b   Tideman, R L ^a   Estcourt, C S ^a   Smart, S ^a   Page, J ^a   Wagner, K ^a   Mindel, A ^a  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); Reproductive health; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADNEXITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPAREUNIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AFTERCARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOCUMENTATION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 0033866346     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001916290     Document Type: Article

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