Sexuality education for students who are deaf: Current practices and concerns

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 269-281

  Getch, Yvette Q ^a   Young, Mike ^b   Denny, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0032438576     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023015811639     Document Type: Review

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