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BMC Women's Health is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of gynaecological, fertility, and breast disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Women's Health (ISSN 1472-6874) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Cinahl and Google Scholar.
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Interpretation of illness in cancer survivors is associated with health-related variables and adaptive coping styles
Arndt Bussing, Julia Fischer BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :2 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Reproductive tract infections in women seeking abortion in Vietnam Nguyn My Huong, Jorgen Kurtzhals, D Th Thu Thu, Vibeke Rasch BMC Women's Health 2009, 9 :1 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Characteristics of patients initiating raloxifene compared to those initiating bisphosphonates Shonda A Foster, Kathleen A Foley, Eric S Meadows, Joseph A Johnston, Sara Wang, Gerhardt M Pohl, Stacey R Long BMC Women's Health 2008, 8 :24 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
New paradigms in cervical cancer prevention: opportunities and risks Guglielmo Ronco, Paolo Giorgi Rossi BMC Women's Health 2008, 8 :23 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Advances in hormone replacement therapy: making the menopause manageable Santiago Palacios BMC Women's Health 2008, 8 :22 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Preliminary development of a scale to measure stigma relating to sexually transmitted infections among women in a high risk neighbourhood Melanie LA Rusch, Jean A Shoveller, Susan Burgess, Karen Stancer, David M Patrick, Mark W Tyndall BMC Women's Health 2008, 8 :21 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mammography screening: views from women and primary care physicians in Crete Maria Trigoni, Frances Griffiths, Dimitris Tsiftsis, Eugenios Koumantakis, Eileen Green, Christos Lionis BMC Women's Health 2008, 8 :20 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hormonal contraception, sexual behaviour and HIV prevalence among women in Cameroon Eugene J Kongnyuy, Varda Soskolne, Bella Adler BMC Women's Health 2008, 8 :19 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Frequency format diagram and probability chart for breast cancer risk communication: a prospective, randomized trial Karthik Ghosh, Brianna J Crawford, Sandhya Pruthi, Constance I Williams, Lonzetta Neal, Nicole P Sandhu, Ruth E Johnson, Dietlind Wahner-Roedler, Marcia K Britain, Stephen S Cha, Amit K Ghosh BMC Women's Health 2008, 8 :18 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Rwanda Joseph Ntaganira, Adamson S Muula, Florence Masaisa, Fidens Dusabeyezu, Seter Siziya, Emmanuel Rudatsikira BMC Women's Health 2008, 8 :17 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Postnatal quality of life in women after normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section Behnaz Torkan, Sousan Parsay, Minoor Lamyian, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Ali Montazeri BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :4 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
The strategic targeting of females by transnational tobacco companies in South Korea following trade liberalisation Kelley Lee, Carrie Carpenter, Chaitanya Challa, Sungkyu Lee, Gregory N Connolly, Howard K Koh Globalization and Health 2009, 5 :2 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Two-dimensional power Doppler-three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of a cesarean section dehiscence with utero-peritoneal fistula: a case report Pedro Royo, Manuel Garcia Manero, Begona Olartecoechea, Juan Luis Alcazar Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :42 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
A randomized prospective trial of the postoperative quality of life between laparoscopic uterine artery ligation and laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: clinical trial design Hee Seung Kim, Jae Weon Kim, Mi-Kyung Kim, Hyun Hoon Chung, Taek Sang Lee, Yong-Tark Jeon, Yong Beom Kim, Hye Won Jeon, Young Ho Yun, Noh Hyun Park, Yong Sang Song, Soon-Beom Kang Trials 2009, 10 :8 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Development and evaluation of a Chinese-Language
newborn feeding hotline: A prospective cohort study
Patricia A Janssen, Verity H Livingstone, Bruce Chang, Michael C Klein BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :3 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
A rare case of term viable secondary abdominal pregnancy following rupture of the a rudimentary horn: a case report Bhandary Amritha, Thirunavukkarasu Sumangali, Ballal Priya, Shedde Deepak, Rai Sharadha Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :38 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Initiation of breastfeeding and prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge in urban, suburban and rural areas of Zhejiang China Liqian Qiu, Yun Zhao, Colin W Binns, Andy H Lee, Xing Xie International Breastfeeding Journal 2009, 4 :1 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Age-specific symptom prevalence in women 35-64 years old . A population-based study
Annika Bardel, Mari-Ann Wallander, Hans Wedel, Kurt Svardsudd BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :37 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Effect of supplement with lactic-acid producing bacteria on fatigue and physical activity in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome Asa Sullivan, Carl E Nord, Birgitta Evengard Nutrition Journal 2009, 8 :4 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
A case of Meigs syndrome mimicking metastatic breast carcinoma Sophocles Lanitis, Sivahamy Sivakumar, Kasim Behranwala, Emmanouil Zacharakis, Ragheed Al Mufti, Dimitri J Hadjiminas World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7 :10 (22 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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