Intimacy and sexuality for the woman with breast cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 230-236

  Hordern, Amanda ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging processes; Breast cancer; Communication; Infertility; Sensuality; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; MASTURBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0034120627     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200006000-00011     Document Type: Article

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