2015 ISSVD, ISSWSH, and IPPS Consensus Terminology and Classification of Persistent Vulvar Pain and Vulvodynia

Jacob Bornstein; Andrew T. Goldstein; Colleen K. Stockdale; Sophie Bergeron; Caroline Pukall; Denniz Zolnoun; Deborah Coady

doi:10.1097/lgt.0000000000000190

journal article Apr 01, 2016

2015 ISSVD, ISSWSH, and IPPS Consensus Terminology and Classification of Persistent Vulvar Pain and Vulvodynia

Jacob Bornstein Andrew T. Goldstein Colleen K. Stockdale Sophie Bergeron

Caroline Pukall Denniz Zolnoun Deborah Coady

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease Vol. 20 No. 2 pp. 126-130 · Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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Published: Apr 01, 2016
Vol/Issue: 20(2)
Pages: 126-130

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Washington, DC , USA; The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences , Washington, DC , USA

Department of Psychology , Montréal, QC , Canada; Université de Montréal , Montréal, QC , Canada

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Jacob Bornstein, Andrew T. Goldstein, Colleen K. Stockdale, et al. (2016). 2015 ISSVD, ISSWSH, and IPPS Consensus Terminology and Classification of Persistent Vulvar Pain and Vulvodynia. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 20(2), 126-130. https://doi.org/10.1097/lgt.0000000000000190

2015 ISSVD, ISSWSH, and IPPS Consensus Terminology and Classification of Persistent Vulvar Pain and Vulvodynia

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