Variability of vaginal pH determination by patients and clinicians

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 368-373

  Ferris, Daron G ^a   Francis, Sean L ^a   Dickman, Eileen D ^a   Miler Miles, Kimberly ^a   Waller, Jennifer L ^a   McClendon, Nora ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PH MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; VAGINA; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PATIENTS; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA; VAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 33745913338     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.4.368     Document Type: Article

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