Preclinical, clinical, and over-the-counter postmarketing experience with a new vaginal cup: Menstrual collection

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-311

  North, Barbara B ^a   Oldham, Michael J ^b  

^a INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COITUS; COLPOSCOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PELVIC EXAMINATION; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINALYSIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINAL CUP;

BODY FLUIDS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UNITED STATES; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 79951733313     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1929     Document Type: Conference Paper

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