Somatization and psychological distress among women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-43

  Zolnoun, Denniz ^a   Park, Eliza M ^b   Moore, Charity G ^c   Liebert, Cara A ^b   Tu, Frank F ^d   As Sanie, Sawson ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Clinical classification; Idiopathic pain disorder; Somatization; Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS); Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOMATIZATION; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

EID: 52049099134     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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