Self-elimination of risk factors for recurrent vaginal candidosis

Mycoses

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-45

  Donders, Gilbert G G ^a,b,c   Mertens, Ine ^a   Bellen, Gert ^c   Pelckmans, Sophie ^a,b  

^a Regionaal Ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Tienen   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Femicare   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida non albicans; Contraception; Glucose; Life style habits; Sexual activity

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING HABIT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINEAL CARE; PERINEUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUGAR INTAKE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 78649810084     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01754.x     Document Type: Article

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