Identification of symptoms that indicate a pelvic examination is necessary to exclude PID in adolescent women

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Blake, D R ^a,d   Fletcher, K ^a   Joshi, N ^b   Emans, S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Fallon Healthcare System   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UMass Memorial ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Dyspareunia; Noninvasive diagnostic methods; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Sexually transmitted disease; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATION; PATIENT; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SYMPTOM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0037296043     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(02)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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