Douching behaviors reported by adolescent and young adult women at high risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-100

  Blythe, M J ^a   Fortenberry, J D ^a   Orr, D P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexually active adolescents; Sexually transmitted infections; Vaginal douching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA; COITUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; DOUCHING; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS;

EID: 0037545470     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(03)00027-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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