A comparative study of women with chronic pelvic pain, chronic nonpelvic pain and those with no history of pain attending general practitioners

@article{Collett1998ACS,
  title={A comparative study of women with chronic pelvic pain, chronic nonpelvic pain and those with no history of pain attending general practitioners},
  author={Beverly Collett and Christine Cordle and C. R. Stewart and Chris Jagger},
  journal={BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics \& Gynaecology},
  year={1998},
  volume={105}
}
  • B. Collett, C. Cordle, C. Jagger
  • Published 1 January 1998
  • Medicine, Psychology
  • BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objective To investigate and compare the demographic and psychosocial profiles of women with chronic pelvic pain, chronic pain in a different site, and those with no history of pain with specific reference to a history of sexual abuse. 
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