Assessing sexual dimensions in hispanic women: Development of an instrument

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 251-259

  Adams, Jeanette ^a,c   DeJesus, Yvette ^a   Trujillo, Marisela ^b   Cole, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Female cancer; Sexual function; Spanish language

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; OUTPATIENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN;

EID: 0030855738     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199708000-00004     Document Type: Article

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