A patient-centred approach to sexuality in the face of life-limiting illness

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Hordern, Amanda J ^a   Currow, David C ^b,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; LIFE EVENT; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0141706865     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05567.x     Document Type: Review

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