BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: INTIMACY AND SEXUALITY.
Aim: To analyse the occurrence of sexual dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis. Design: A quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted in cooperation with the Croatian Association of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, in the form of a questionnaire. A total of 106 pa...
| Publicado en: | Central European Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 78 - 85 |
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Central European Journal of Nursing & Midwifery
2020
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