Women's management of recurrent bacterial vaginosis and experiences of clinical care: A qualitative study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Bilardi, Jade ^a,b,c   Walker, Sandra ^a,b   McNair, Ruth ^c   Mooney Somers, Julie ^d   Temple Smith, Meredith ^c   Bellhouse, Clare ^a,b   Fairley, Christopher ^a,b   Chen, Marcus ^a,b   Bradshaw, Catriona ^a,b,e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SYMPTOM; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VAGINITIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; LIFESTYLE; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962127883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151794     Document Type: Article

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