Malignant wounds in women with breast cancer: Feminine and sexual perspectives

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-64

  Lund Nielsen, Betina ^a   Müller, Kirsten ^b   Adamsen, Lis ^c  

^a FINSEN LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Female perspective; Femininity and daily life; Malignant fungating wounds; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

BREAST CARCINOMA; CAPILLARY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SKIN; WOUND;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANDAGES; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST OF ILLNESS; DENMARK; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ODORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX; SKIN CARE; SKIN ULCER; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WOMEN;

EID: 13544274340     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01022.x     Document Type: Review

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