The rectovaginal examination: Physician attitudes and practice patterns

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 212-215

  Davisson, Laura ^a   Clark, Karen ^b   Powers, Roxann ^b   Hobbs, Gerald ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Gynecology; Rectovaginal examination; Screening; Women's health

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PELVIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RECTUM; RESIDENT; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VAGINA;

EID: 33645109613     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000203334.80885.de     Document Type: Review

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