Sexual dysfunction in women with cardiovascular disease: What do we know?

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-158

  Steinke, Elaine E ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary artery disease; Female sexual dysfunction; Heart failure; Hypertension; Medications; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77649121602     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181c60e63     Document Type: Article

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