Sexuality and intimacy issues facing women with breast cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1163-1167

  Huber, Carole ^a   Ramnarace, Teresita ^a   McCaffrey, Ruth ^b  

^a Bethesda Memorial Hospital Florida   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUALITY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; SEXUALITY;

EID: 34249087740     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/06.ONF.1163-1167     Document Type: Article

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