Vulvovaginal candidiasis: Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches used by Dutch general practitioners

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-33

  Engberts, Maria Karin ^a,b,c   Korporaal, Hans ^a   Vinkers, Maurits ^a   van Belkum, Alex ^d   van Binsbergen, Jaap ^e   Lagro Janssen, Toine ^e   Helmerhorst, Theo ^d   van der Meijden, Wim ^d  

^a LEIDEN CYTOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Culture; Dutch; GP; Microscopy; Vaginal

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47149098212     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780701814929     Document Type: Article

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