Perceived life stress and bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 627-633

  Harville, Emily W ^a   Hatch, M C ^b,c   Zhang, Jun ^b,d  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 27144472967     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2005.14.627     Document Type: Article

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