The impact of a history of rape and incest on the posthysterectomy experience

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-55

  Wukasch, Ruth N ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCEST; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INCEST; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029688496     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399339609516219     Document Type: Article

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