Douching: A risk to women's healthcare?

Infectious Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-137

  Martens, Mark ^a,b   Monif, Gilles R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TULSA   (United States)

^b University of Oklahoma Tulsa College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLEANING; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRRIGATION; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0346724255     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10647440300025511     Document Type: Editorial

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