Nursing practice related to sexuality: A review and recommendations

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 412-418

  Waterhouse, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education in sexuality; Sexual assessment; Sexual counselling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012438470     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969600100603     Document Type: Article

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