Burn care professionals' attitudes and practices regarding discussions of sexuality and intimacy with adult burn survivors

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 579-589

  Rimmer, Ruth Brubaker ^a   Rutter, Cindy E ^a   Lessard, Collette R ^a   Pressman, Melissa Singer ^a   Jost, Janet Cusick ^a   Bosch, James ^a   Foster, Kevin N ^a   Caruso, Daniel M ^a  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; INTIMACY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEXUALITY; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77954957938     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181e4d66a     Document Type: Article

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