Experiences of intimacy among people with bladder exstrophy

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1600-1612

  Anderson, Deborah L ^a   Murray, Craig D ^b   Hurrell, Ruth ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body image; experiences; health and well being; illness and disease; interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA); lived experience; relationships; sexuality sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887959815     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732313509409     Document Type: Article

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