Assessment of vulvodynia symptoms in a sample of U.S. women: A follow-up national incidence survey

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1285-1292

  Sutton, Jocelyn T ^a,b   Bachmann, Gloria A ^a,c,g   Arnold, Lauren D ^c,d,e   Rhoads, George G ^d   Rosen, Raymond C ^a,f  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^g Institute for Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SANITARY PAD; SELF REPORT; TAMPON; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VULVODYNIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 52749097452     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0677     Document Type: Article

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