The role of an over-the-counter vaginal pH self-test device package insert: Can subjects learn what the device is for and how to use it?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1963-1967

  Roy, S ^a   Caillouette, J C ^a   Faden, J S ^b   Roy, T ^c   Hickok, Durlin ^c   Lamb, Emmet ^c   Kaplan, Paul ^c   Hanson, Hedric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antifungal; Over the counter; Vaginal pH self test device; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MYCOSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 20444479160     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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