Bacterial vaginosis: Are we coming full circle?

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1633-1635

  Schwebke, Jane R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VAGINITIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 72849107861     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648093     Document Type: Note

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