Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

期刊简介：The Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease is the source for the latest science about benign and malignant conditions of the cervix, vagina, vulva, and anus.The Journal publishes peer-reviewed original research original research that addresses prevalence, causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, course, treatment, and prevention of lower genital tract disease. We publish clinical guidelines, position papers, cost-effectiveness analyses, narrative reviews, and systematic reviews, including meta-analyses. We also publish papers about research and reporting methods, opinions about controversial medical issues. Of particular note, we encourage material in any of the above mentioned categories that is related to improving patient care, avoiding medical errors, and comparative effectiveness research. We encourage publication of evidence-based guidelines, diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, and decision aids. Original research and reviews may be sub-classified according to topic: cervix and HPV, vulva and vagina, perianal and anal, basic science, and education and learning. The scope and readership of the journal extend to several disciplines: gynecology, internal medicine, family practice, dermatology, physical therapy, pathology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, sex therapy, and pharmacology. The Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease highlights needs for future research, and enhances health care.The Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease is the official journal of the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, and the International Federation of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy, and sponsored by the Australian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology and the Society of Canadian Colposcopists.

【译文】《下生殖道疾病杂志》是关于宫颈、阴道、外阴和肛门良性及恶性状况最新科学研究的来源。该杂志发表同行评审的原创研究，涉及下生殖道疾病的流行病学、病因、机制、诊断、病程、治疗和预防。我们发表临床指南、立场文件、成本效益分析、综述和系统评价，包括荟萃分析。我们还发表关于研究和方法、关于争议性医学问题的观点。特别值得一提的是，我们鼓励与改善患者护理、避免医疗错误和比较有效性研究相关的上述所有类别的内容。我们鼓励发表基于证据的指南、诊断和治疗算法以及决策辅助工具。原创研究和综述可以根据主题进行子分类：宫颈和HPV、外阴和阴道、肛周和肛门、基础科学、教育和学习。该杂志的范围和读者群涵盖多个学科：妇科、内科、家庭实践、皮肤科、物理治疗、病理学、社会学、心理学、人类学、性治疗和药理学。下生殖道疾病杂志强调了未来研究的需要，并提高了医疗保健水平。《下生殖道疾病杂志》是美国宫颈和宫颈病理学协会、国际外阴阴道疾病研究协会和国际宫颈病理学和阴道镜检查联合会官方期刊，由澳大利亚宫颈和宫颈病理学协会和加拿大阴道镜检查协会赞助。