Why Do Women Douche? A Longitudinal Study with Two Analytic Approaches

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-73

  Brotman, Rebecca M ^a,c   Klebanoff, Mark A ^c   Nansel, Tonja ^c   Zhang, Jun ^c   Schwebke, Jane R ^d   Yu, Kai F ^c   Zenilman, Jonathan M ^b   Andrews, William W ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Vaginal Douching; Vaginosis, Bacterial

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TERCONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VAGINITIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALABAMA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINAL DOUCHING;

EID: 36549052237     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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