Routine bimanual pelvic examinations: Practices and beliefs of US obstetrician-gynecologists

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109.e1-109.e7

  Henderson, Jillian T ^a   Harper, Cynthia C ^a   Gutin, Sarah ^b   Saraiya, Mona ^c   Chapman, Jocelyn ^a   Sawaya, George F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

bimanual pelvic examination; cancer screening; clinical practice; provider views

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN UTERUS TUMOR; BIMANUAL PELVIC EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; OBSTETRICIAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REASSURANCE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIGNETTE;

EID: 84872856379     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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