A pilot study of potential pre-operative barriers to couples sexual recovery after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 155-168

  Wittmann, Daniela ^a   Northouse, Laurel ^b   Crossley, Heather ^a   Miller, David ^a   Dunn, Rodney ^a   Nidetz, Jennifer ^c   Montie, Jeanne ^a   Moyad, Mia ^a   Lavin, Katie ^c   Montie, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COITUS; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COITUS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84916199841     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2013.842194     Document Type: Article

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