Sex, consent and intellectual disability

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 163-166

  Eastgate, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 17244377665     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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