Evaluation of microbicide gel adherence monitoring methods

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 335-340

  Moench, Thomas R ^a   O'Hanlon, Deirdre E ^b   Cone, Richard A ^b  

^a REPROTECT INC   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; LUGOL; MICROBICIDE;

ADULT; ALCIAN BLUE STAINING METHOD; AMBIENT LIGHT INSPECTION METHOD; ARTICLE; DEVICES; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IODINE STAINING OF TRANSFERRED CELLS METHOD; LIGHT; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT INSPECTION METHOD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; ALCIAN BLUE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COITUS; COLORING AGENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 84859891642     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31824790bb     Document Type: Article

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