Nurses' knowledge and practice involving patients' resuming sexual activity following myocardial infarction: Implications for training

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-52

  Özdemir, Leyla ^a   Akdemir, Nuran ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Medical nursing; Myocardial infarction; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849094751     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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