Couples surviving prostate cancer: Challenges in their lives and relationships

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-308

  Galbraith, Michael E ^a   Fink, Regina ^b   Wilkins, Gayle G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Texas Health Harris Fort Worth Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Intimacy; Prostate cancer; Resources; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; NURSING; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80055070710     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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