Easing the discomfort of a speculum exam

dc.contributor.author	VandenBerg, Nicole	eng
dc.contributor.author	Prasad, Shailendra	eng
dc.contributor.other	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.date.issued	2012	eng
dc.description.abstract	Put lubricating gel, not water, on the speculum every time you do a pelvic exam. Stength of recommendation: B: Based on one good-quality, randomized controlled trial (RCT).	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/15353
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Priority Updates to Research Literature (PURLs) (2012)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 61, no. 09 (September 2012): E1-E3.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Pelvis -- Examination	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Speculum (Medicine)	eng
dc.subject.other	Pelvic exam	eng
dc.subject.other	Speculum	eng
dc.subject.other	Lubricating gel	eng
dc.title	Easing the discomfort of a speculum exam	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

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