Use of visual tools to report sexual abuse for adults with mental retardation

Mental Retardation

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 297-303

  Valenti Hein, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0036672880     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2002)040<0297:UOVTTR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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