Sexual Issues in the Palliative Care Population

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-134

  Shell, Judith A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

body image; interventions; palliative care; rehabilitation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEXUALITY;

EID: 42649097912     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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