Prevalence and conditions associated with chronic pelvic pain in women from São Luís, Brazil

The objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic pelvic pain in the community of São Luís, capital of the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil, and to identify independent conditions associated with it. A cross-sectional study was conducted, including a sample of 1470 w...

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Main Authors: L.S.C. Coelho, L.M.O. Brito, M.B.C. Chein, T.S. Mascarenhas, J.P.L. Costa, A.A. Nogueira, O.B. Poli-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000900818&lng=en&tlng=en