Perceptions of gender roles, gender power relationships, and sexuality in Thai women following diagnosis and treatment for cervical cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 682-688

  Kritcharoen, Sureeporn ^a   Suwan, Kobkaew ^a   Jirojwong, Sansnee ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUALITY; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746671289     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.682-688     Document Type: Article

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