Sexual identity following breast cancer treatments in premenopausal women

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-192

  Klaeson, Kicki ^a,b   Bertero, Carina ^b  

^a Lidkoping Hospital   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lived experience; Premenopausal; Sexuality identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949114993     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482620802130399     Document Type: Article

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