To cut or not to cut: Treatment of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-79

  Van Der Werf Eldering, M J ^a   Batstra, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RANDOMIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; VULVITIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 3242876448     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820410001737450     Document Type: Short Survey

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