Couples in palliative care

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-354

  Cort, Elizabeth ^a   Monroe, Barbara ^a   Oliviere, David ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intimacy; Loss; Palliative care; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER THERAPY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; LOVE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TOUCH;

EID: 4544346169     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990410001715454     Document Type: Article

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