Vaginoscopic approach to outpatient hysteroscopy: A systematic review of the effect on pain

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 532-539

  Cooper, N A M ^a   Smith, P ^b   Khan, K S ^a   Clark, T J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; No touch; Vaginoscopy

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERUS CAVITY;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77949277859     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02503.x     Document Type: Review

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