Discussing the sexual consequences of treatment in radiotherapy and urology consultations with couples affected by prostate cancer

BJU International

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-103

  Forbat, Liz ^a   White, Isabella ^b   Marshall Lucette, Sylvie ^c   Kelly, Daniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; sexual dysfunction; survivorship; treatment effects

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; GOSERELIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 80053254138     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10257.x     Document Type: Article

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