Urogenital infections in relation to the occurrence of vulvodynia

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 385-392

  Nguyen, Ruby H N ^a   Swanson, David ^b   Harlow, Bernard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Case control study; Infections; Sexually transmitted infection; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTECEDENT VARIABLE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TRICHOMONIASIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VULVODYNIA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINITIS; VULVA DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VAGINITIS; VULVAR DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349236123     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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