Sexual self-esteem and psychosocial functioning in military veterans after cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Syme, Maggie L ^a   Delaney, Eileen ^b   Wachen, Jennifer Schuster ^c   Gosian, Jeffrey ^d   Moye, Jennifer ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; psychological distress; sexual self esteem; survivorship; veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; NEOPLASM; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; STRESS; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; VETERAN;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; VETERANS;

EID: 84872458108     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2012.741096     Document Type: Article

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