Factors related to sexual health in Chinese women with breast cancer in Hong Kong

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 218-226

  Zee, Benny ^a   Huang, Chuwen ^a   Mak, Suzanne ^a   Wong, Jonathan ^b   Chan, Eunice ^a   Yeo, Winnie ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Psychosocial functioning; Quality of life; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER THERAPY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 57849138923     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2008.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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