Effects of vulvodynia on quality of life

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-76

  Ponte, Maya ^a   Klemperer, Erika ^b   Sahay, Anju ^a   Chren, Mary Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; VULVA DISEASE; VULVODYNIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 57649176614     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.06.032     Document Type: Article

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