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Review
. 2002 Nov;95(11):531-5.
doi: 10.1258/jrsm.95.11.531.

Health services for women with chronic pelvic pain

R William Stones  1 , Catherine Price
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Review

Health services for women with chronic pelvic pain

R William Stones et al. J R Soc Med. 2002 Nov.
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Figures

<i>Figure 1</i>
Figure 1
Summary scores for mental and physical component scales in relation to consulation history. Circles are means and bars are 95% confidence intervals for the SF-36 mental component and physical component summary scales. a=women with pelvic pain seen in a general gynaecology clinic (Ref. 5); b=women reporting recent consultation (Ref. 3); c=women reporting a previous consultation (Ref 3); d=women reporting consultation (Ref. 3). Arbitrary units such that 50 represents the mean of a normal population. Figure reprinted with permission from Shaw, Soutter and Stanton Gynaecology, 3rd edition (in press)
<i>Figure 2</i>
Figure 2
PACS database 1998-2001: all patients (n=3156) and women with pelvic pain (n=244). Initial mean and worst pain intensity scores and other domains of pain impact from the Brief Pain Inventory
<i>Figure 3</i>
Figure 3
PACS database 1998-2001: treatments provided to all patients (n=40 958) and to women with pelvic pain (n=472)
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