Prevalence of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in 5 European countries and the United States: Results from an internet panel survey

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 340-345

  Foxman, Betsy ^a   Muraglia, Ryan ^a   Dietz, Jean Paul ^b   Sobel, Jack D ^c   Wagner, Julian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Health and Market Access Strategies SAS ^*  (France)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Pevion Biotech Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Epidemiology; Recurrence; Yeast infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANEL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880337513     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e318273e8cf     Document Type: Article

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