The evidence-based vulvodynia assessment project: A national registry for the study of vulvodynia

Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 223-235

  Lamvu, Georgine ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Nguyen, Ruby H N ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Burrows, Lara J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Rapkin, Andrea ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Witzeman, Kathryn ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Marvel, Richard P ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Hutchins, David ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Witkin, Steven S ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Veasley, Christin ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Fillingim, Roger ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Zolnoun, Denniz ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}  

^a FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Center for Sexual Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Pelvic Pain Clinic   (United States)

^f Health Medical Center   (United States)

^g Center for Pelvic Pain at Annapolis   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

ⁱ WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^j National Vulvodynia Association   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chronic pain; Musculoskeletal pain; Registry; Vestibulitis; Vulva; Vulvar pain; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED VULVODYNIA ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE ASSESSMENT; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYALGIA; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SENSORY EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINA PAIN; VAGINAL VESTIBULE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VULVODYNIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC PAIN; PELVIS FLOOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VULVODYNIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957868467     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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