Oral metronidazole vs. Metrogel Vaginal for treating bacterial vaginosis: Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-362

  Ransom, Scott B ^a   McComish, Judith F ^a   Greenberg, R ^a   Tolford, Doris A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Cost benefit analysis; Metronidazole

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; METRONIDAZOLE; NAUSEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0039696754     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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