Sexual problems, communication patterns, and depressive symptoms in couples coping with metastatic breast cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 814-822

  Milbury, Kathrin ^a   Badr, Hoda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

communication patterns; couples; depressive symptoms; metastatic breast cancer; sexual problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 85028123655     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3079     Document Type: Article

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