Reliability and validity of self-reported symptoms for predicting vulvodynia

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 906-913

  Reed, Barbara D ^a   Haefner, Hope K ^b   Harlow, Siobán D ^b   Gorenflo, Daniel W ^b   Sen, Ananda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; VALIDITY; VULVODYNIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 33749323240     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000237102.70485.5d     Document Type: Review

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