Identification of diagnostic subtypes of chronic pelvic pain and how subtypes differ in health status and trauma history

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 554-560

  Leserman, Jane ^a,b   Zolnoun, Denniz ^c   Meltzer Brody, Samantha ^a   Lamvu, Georgine ^c   Steege, John F ^c  

^a Departments of Psychiatry   (United States)

^b Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Health status; Mental health; Sexual abuse; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINA PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 33746530481     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.071     Document Type: Article

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