Supportive care needs after gynecologic cancer: Where does sexual health fit in?

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 297-306

  McCallum, Megan ^a   Jolicoeur, Lynne ^b   Lefebvre, Monique ^b   Babchishin, Lyzon K ^a   Robert Chauret, Stéphanie ^a   Le, Tien ^b   Lebel, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gynecologic malignancies; Menopausal symptoms; Quality of life; Sexuality and fertility; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84901048368     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.297-306     Document Type: Article

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