A comparison of techniques to assess cervicovaginal irritation and evaluation of the variability between two observers

Contraception

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-249

  Ballagh, Susan A ^a   Mauck, Christine K ^b   Henry, Deborah ^a   Archer, David F ^a   Abercrombie, Theresa ^a   Callahan, Marianne M ^b   Gabelnick, Henry L ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Colposcopy; Comparative study; Digital photography; HIV; Irritation; Observer variation; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproducibility of results; Vaginal microbicides

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PETECHIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; UTERINE CERVIX EROSION; VAGINA; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

ADULT; COLPOSCOPES; COLPOSCOPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; VAGINA;

EID: 4344568724     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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