Assessment of sexual activity and dysfunction in medically underserved women with gynecologic cancers

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 134-140

  Bradford, Andrea ^a   Fellman, Bryan ^b   Urbauer, Diana ^b   Gallegos, Jessica ^a   Meaders, Kristen ^c   Tung, Celestine ^c   Ramondetta, Lois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gynecologic cancer; Sexual activity; Sexual dysfunction; Underserved

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; VERY ELDERLY; ECONOMICS; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943359641     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.08.019     Document Type: Article

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