Alternative therapies in women with chronic vaginitis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 856-861

  Nyirjesy, Paul ^a,b,c   Robinson, Jennifer ^a,b   Mathew, Leny ^a,b   Lev Sagie, Ahinoam ^a,b   Reyes, Ingrid ^a,b   Culhane, Jennifer F ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c New College Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSAMINE; OXALIC ACID; YOGHURT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GARLIC; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINITIS; YOGURT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953198626     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31820b07d5     Document Type: Article

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