A behavioural intervention to reduce persistence of bacterial vaginosis among women who report sex with women: Results of a randomised trial

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 399-405

  Marrazzo, Jeanne M ^a   Thomas, Katherine K ^a   Ringwood, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFE SEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960699043     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2011.049213     Document Type: Article

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