Epidemiology MeSH Terms

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Vaginal Douching

The washing of the VAGINA cavity or surface with a solution. Agents or drugs can be added to the irrigation solution.

Validation Studies as Topic

Research using processes by which the reliability and relevance of a procedure for a specific purpose are established.

Videoconferencing

Communications via an interactive conference between two or more participants at different sites, using computer networks (COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS) or other telecommunication links to transmit audio, video, and data.

Vocabulary, Controlled

A specified list of terms with a fixed and unalterable meaning, and from which a selection is made when CATALOGING; ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; or searching BOOKS; JOURNALS AS TOPIC; and other documents. The control is intended to avoid the scattering of related subjects under different headings (SUBJECT HEADINGS). The list may be altered or extended only by the publisher or issuing agency. (From Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed, p163)