A systematic review of quality of life and sexual function of patients with cervical cancer after treatment

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1146-1157

  Ye, Shuang ^a   Yang, Jiaxin ^a   Cao, Dongyan ^a   Lang, Jinghe ^a   Shen, Keng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Review; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84906856637     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000207     Document Type: Review

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