Male sexuality after cancer treatment - Needs for information and support: Testicular cancer compared to malignant lymphoma

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-150

  Jonker Pool, Grieteke ^a,b   Hoekstra, Harald J ^b   Van Imhoff, Gustaaf W ^b   Sonneveld, D J A ^b   Sleijfer, Dirk Th ^b   Van Driel, Mels F ^b   Koops, Heimen Schraffordt ^b   Van De Wiel, Harry B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Information; Male sexuality; Malignant lymphoma; Support; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOINFORMATICS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SUPPORT GROUP; TESTIS CARCINOMA;

EID: 0842348360     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00025-9     Document Type: Review

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