Sexuality and romantic relationships in young adult cancer survivors: Satisfaction and supportive care needs

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1368-1376

  Geue, Kristina ^a   Schmidt, Ricarda ^b   Sender, Annekathrin ^a   Sauter, Siegfried ^c   Friedrich, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Rehabilitation Clinic for Children with Their Families   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH SERVICE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946472532     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3805     Document Type: Article

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