Oncosexology and the role of the nurse: integration, specialisation or isolation?

Sexologies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 304-308

  White, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer nursing roles; Integrating sexology and oncology; Sexual rehabilitation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; REHABILITATION CARE; SEXOLOGY; SEXUAL COUNSELING;

EID: 35748979101     PISSN: 11581360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sexol.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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