Evaluation of sexual function in patients with gynecologic cancer and evidence-based nursing interventions

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-41

  Oskay, Ümran Yeşiltepe ^a   Beji, Nezihe Kizilkaya ^a   Bal, Meltem Demirgöz ^a   Yilmaz, Sema Dereli ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Evidence based nursing; Gynecologic cancer; Model; Sexuality; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; LUBRICATING AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; POLYCARBOPHIL; TAMOXIFEN; YOHIMBINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DYSPAREUNIA; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE FERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; LIBIDO; LUBRICATION; NURSING INTERVENTION; ORGASM; PELVIS SURGERY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

EID: 79954433683     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-010-9188-y     Document Type: Article

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