Accuracy of Vaginal Symptom Self-Diagnosis Algorithms for Deployed Military Women
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Accuracy of vaginal symptom self-diagnosis algorithms for deployed military women.
BACKGROUND Deployed military women have an increased risk for development of vaginitis due to extreme temperatures, primitive sanitation, hygiene and laundry facilities, and unavailable or unacceptable healthcare resources. The Women in the Military Self-Diagnosis (WMSD) and treatment kit was developed as a field-expedient solution to this problem. OBJECTIVES The primary study aims were to ev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nursing Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0029-6562
DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0b013e3181c3b9dd