Attitudes and behavior of radiation oncologists toward sexual issues of cervical cancer patients who receive radiation therapy: A survey in china

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 393-398

  Wang, Jin ^a   Sun, Xiaoge ^b   Cai, Rong ^c   Jiao, Shengchao ^d   Yu, Hongbo ^e   Zhang, Yu ^a   Feng, Gang ^a   Ren, Surong ^a   Zhao, Yuanyuan ^f   Du, Xiaobo ^a  

^a Mianyang Central Hospital   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e affiliated to Southern Medical University   (China)

^f Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao   (China)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cervical cancer; Radiation oncologist; Sexual issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR; CARCINOMA; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876228244     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31828080ee     Document Type: Review

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