The longitudinal effects of cancer treatment on sexuality in individuals with lung cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-79

  Shell, Judith A ^a   Carolan, Marsha ^b   Zhang, Ying ^c   Meneses, Karen Dow ^d  

^a Osceola Cancer Center   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849207059     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.73-79     Document Type: Article

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