Chemically-induced menopause and the sexual functioning of breast cancer survivors

Women and Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 83-106

  Archibald, Shannon ^a   Lemieux, Suzanne ^a   Byers, E Sandra ^a   Tamlyn, Karen ^a   Worth, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemically induced menopause; Sexual functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747823788     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v29n01_05     Document Type: Article

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