Barriers to recruitment in psycho-oncology: Unique challenges in conducting research focusing on sexual health in female survivorship

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1192-1195

  Jennings, Sabrina ^a   Philip, Errol J ^a   Nelson, Christian ^a   Schuler, Tammy ^a   Starr, Tatiana ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^b   Temple, Larissa ^a   Garcia, Elizabeth ^a   Carter, Jeanne ^a   DuHame, Katherine ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AGE; ANUS NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SURVIVOR;

AGE FACTORS; ANUS NEOPLASMS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84907923733     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3520     Document Type: Letter

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