Effect of test order on sensitivity in vulvodynia

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-206

  Reed, Barbara D ^a   Sen, Ananda ^b   Gracely, Richard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Sensitivity, contact; Sensory testing; Vulvar diseases; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB; VULVODYNIA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THUMB; TOUCH; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 33947414930     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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