Staff perceptions of sexuality-related problems and behaviors of psychiatrically hospitalized children and adolescents

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-64

  Zeanah, Paula Doyle ^a   Hamilton, Martha L ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Southeast Louisiana Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and Adolescent Sexuality; Developmentally Delayed Dually Diagnosed Children and Adolescent; Hospitalization; Sex Education; Staff Education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0031849792     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022683230527     Document Type: Article

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