GPs should discuss sex life issues with coronary heart patients

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-452

  Sumanen, Markku ^a,d   Ojanlatva, Ansa ^b   Koskenvuo, Marku ^b   Mattila, Kari ^c  

^a Kangasala Health Centre   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Coronary heart disease; Heart infarction; Importance; Satisfaction; Talk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; POSTAL MAIL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 28244449304     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990500228514     Document Type: Review

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