The parent trap: Marriage, parenthood and adulthood for people with intellectual disabilities

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-43

  May, David ^a   Simpson, Murray K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning disability; Reproduction; Sexuality; Social control; Social work

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 0037292690     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018303023001492     Document Type: Article

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