Sexual function after treatment of gynaecological cancer

Sexologies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 286-291

  Quinn, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Chemotherapy; Gynaecological cancer; Radiotherapy; Sexuality; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 35948979261     PISSN: 11581360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sexol.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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