Qualitative inquiry: Perceptions of sexuality by African Americans experiencing haemodialysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1704-1713

  Stewart, Merry ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult nursing; Cultural issues; Dialysis; Holistic care; Patient perspectives; Qualitative approaches

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ADULT NURSING; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ISSUES; DIALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOLISTIC CARE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT PERSPECTIVES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE APPROACHES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT NURSING; CULTURAL ISSUES; DIALYSIS; HOLISTIC CARE; PATIENT PERSPECTIVES; QUALITATIVE APPROACHES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RENAL DIALYSIS; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880294895     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12028     Document Type: Article

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