Explanatory factors of sexual function in sexual minority women breast cancer survivors

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2873-2878

  Boehmer, U ^a   Timm, A ^a   Ozonoff, A ^a   Potter, J ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Case control study; Female; Homosexuality; Sexual dysfunctions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL MINORITY;

BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84868145825     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds099     Document Type: Article

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