Adherence to oral therapies in pelvic inflammatory disease

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-291

  Dunbar Jacob, Jacqueline ^a   Sereika, Susan M ^a,b   Foley, Susan M ^a   Bass, Debra C ^b   Ness, Roberta B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEGRO; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 2442652648     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/154099904323016446     Document Type: Article

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