Service responses to men with intellectual disabilities who have unacceptable or abusive sexual behaviours: The case against inaction

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 176-197

  Brown, Hilary ^a   Thompson, David ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031488223     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1997.tb00016.x     Document Type: Article

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