Sexual dysfunction in treated breast cancer patients

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-153

  Barni, S ^a   Mondin, R ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

breast cancer; quality of sex life; sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031054432     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008298615272     Document Type: Article

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