Sexuality in palliative care: Patient perspectives

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 630-637

  Lemieux, Laurie ^a   Kaiser, Stefanie ^b   Pereira, Jose ^c   Meadows, Lynn M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Palliative; Qualitative; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 7944238358     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm941oa     Document Type: Article

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