Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to treat vestibulodynia: A randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1165-1170

  Murina, F ^a   Bianco, V ^a   Radici, G ^a   Felice, R ^a   Di Martino, M ^a   Nicolini, U ^a  

^a V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

TENS; Vulval vestibulitis syndrome; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MECHANICAL PROBE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VESTIBULODYNIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VULVA DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

EID: 47349101877     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01803.x     Document Type: Article

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