Sexual health of endometrial cancer survivors before and after a physical activity intervention: A retrospective cohort analysis

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 589-595

  Armbruster, Shannon D ^a   Song, Jaejoon ^a   Bradford, Andrea ^a   Carmack, Cindy L ^a   Lu, Karen H ^a   Basen Engquist, Karen M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer survivors; Physical activity intervention; Quality of life; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; EXERCISE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84996527409     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.09.016     Document Type: Article

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