Douching with water works device for perceived vaginal odor with or without complaints of discharge in women with no infectious cause of vaginitis: A pilot study

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chatwani, Ashwin J ^a   Hassan, Sarmina ^a   Rahimi, Salma ^a   Jeronis, Stacey ^a   Dandolu, Vani ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VAGINAL ODOR; VAGINITIS; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; ODORS; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VAGINAL DOUCHING; VAGINITIS;

EID: 33845868202     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/IDOG/2006/95618     Document Type: Article

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