Pelvic examination of asymptomatic women: Attitudes and clinical practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 493-496

  Stewart, Rebecca Anne ^a   Thistlethwaite, Jill ^b   Evans, Rebecca ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS EXENTERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC EXENTERATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 51449107218     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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