Sexual health for patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Circulation

Volumn 122, Issue 13, 2010, Pages

  Vazquez, Lauren D ^a   Sears, Samuel F ^b   Shea, Julie B ^c   Vazquez, Paul M ^d  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Urology Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COMMUNICATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77957942196     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.949628     Document Type: Short Survey

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