Evaluation of sexual function of Turkish women with breast cancer receiving systemic treatment

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-476

  Can, Gulbeyaz ^a,b   Oskay, Umran ^a,b   Durna, Zehra ^a,b   Aydiner, Adnan ^a,d   Saip, Pinar ^a,d   Disci, Rian ^c,d   Kadioglu, Ates ^e,f  

^a Department of Medical Nursing ^*

^b Florence Nightingale College of Nursing   (Turkey)

^c Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division

^d Institute of Oncology   (Czech Republic)

^e Department of Dermatology   (Turkey)

^f ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 48249115569     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.471-476     Document Type: Article

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