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European Journal of General Practice Volume 24, 2018 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Facilitators and barriers in the diagnostic process of vulvovaginal complaints (vulvodynia) in general practice: a qualitative study

Peter LeusinkDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Unit Gender & Women’s Health, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Doreth TeunissenDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Unit Gender & Women’s Health, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; View further author information
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Peter L. LucassenDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Unit Gender & Women’s Health, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; View further author information
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Ellen T. LaanDepartment of Sexology and Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6084-9207View further author information
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Antoine L. Lagro-JanssenDepartment of Sexology and Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsView further author information
Pages 92-98 | Received 07 May 2017, Accepted 13 Dec 2017, Published online: 23 Jan 2018

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