The challenging pelvic examination

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 651-657

  Bates, Carol K ^a   Carroll, Nina ^a   Potter, Jennifer ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATROPHIC VAGINITIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIC EXAMINATION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL MINORITY; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL STENOSIS; VAGINISM; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS; VULVODYNIA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 79958289395     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1610-8     Document Type: Article

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