Relationship between vulvodynia and chronic comorbid pain conditions

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 145-151

  Reed, Barbara D ^a   Harlow, Siobán D ^a   Sen, Ananda ^a   Edwards, Rayna M ^a   Chen, Di ^a   Haefner, Hope K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; IRRITABLE COLON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VULVODYNIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; VULVODYNIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871695573     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825957cf     Document Type: Article

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