Using social and educational approaches to enable a man with learning disabilities to develop his sexual identity and orientation

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Edmonds, Carl ^a   Collins, Anthony ^b  

^a Berkshire Mental Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b SHADES ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842574894     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1999.tb00145.x     Document Type: Article

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