Bacterial vaginosis

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 601-604

  Islam, Aliya ^a   Safdar, Anjum ^a   Malik, Ayesha ^a  

^a Military Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PH; PREMATURE LABOR; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 70349276776     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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