An epidemiological survey of bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis and trichomoniasis in the Tibetan area of Sichuan Province, China

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-209

  Dai, Qingkai ^a   Hu, Lina ^a   Jiang, Yongmei ^a   Shi, Hua ^a   Liu, Jinhao ^a   Zhou, Wenjie ^a   Shen, Chuan ^a   Yang, Hui ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; China; Tibetan; Trichomoniasis; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 77952100711     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.02.027     Document Type: Article

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