Submucous infiltration of betamethasone and lidocaine in the treatment of vulvar vestibulitis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-106

  Segal, David ^a   Tifheret, Hemda ^b   Lazer, Simcha ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Submucous infiltration; Vulvar vestibulitis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMUCOSA; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

EID: 0037467345     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00312-3     Document Type: Article

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