The vaginitis monologues: Women's experiences of vaginal complaints in a primary care setting

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1013-1021

  Karasz, Alison ^a   Anderson, Matthew ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Explanatory models; Illness representation; USA; Vaginal complaints; Women's health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECURRENCE; SELF CARE; VAGINITIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037367318     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00092-8     Document Type: Article

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