Accuracy of vaginal symptom self-diagnosis algorithms for deployed military women

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-10

  Ryan Wenger, Nancy A ^a,b   Neal, Jeremy L ^b   Jones, Ashley S ^b   Lowe, Nancy K ^c  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Military personnel; Self care; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PH; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYGIENE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINITIS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549125458     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181c3b9dd     Document Type: Article

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