Women’s experience of sexuality after radical cystectomy – a qualitative study

Annica Löfgrena Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, SwedenView further author information

Karin Stenzeliusa Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden;b Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, SwedenView further author information

Fredrik Liedberga Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden;c Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, SwedenView further author information

Anne-Marie Wangelb Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 24-28 | Received 25 Jul 2022, Accepted 06 Dec 2022, Published online: 27 Dec 2022

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