Altered Sexuality and Body Image After Gynecological Cancer Treatment: How Can Psychologists Help?

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 533-540

  Sacerdoti, Rebecca Caldwell ^a   Laganà, Luciana ^b   Koopman, Cheryl ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Cancer; Gynecological oncology; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650974417     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021428     Document Type: Article

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