Cross-cultural views of disability and sexuality: Experiences of a group of ethno-racial women with physical disabilities

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 321-337

  Yoshida, K K ^a   Li, A ^b   Odette, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Culture; Physical disability; Sexuality; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0033398121     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021329713471     Document Type: Review

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