Impact of Prostate Cancer on Sexual Relationships: A Longitudinal Perspective on Intimate Partners' Experiences

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3135-3143

  Ramsey, Scott D ^a   Zeliadt, Steven B ^b   Blough, David K ^b,c   Moinpour, Carol M ^a   Hall, Ingrid J ^d   Smith, Judith Lee ^d   Ekwueme, Donatus U ^d   Fedorenko, Catherine R ^a   Fairweather, Megan E ^a   Koepl, Lisel M ^a   Thompson, Ian M ^e   Keane, Thomas E ^f   Penson, David F ^g,h  

^a USA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Partner; Prostate Cancer; Sexual Function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

PARTNER; PROSTATE CANCER; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84889078841     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12295     Document Type: Article

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