Promoting awareness of sexuality of older people in residential care

Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Low, Lisa P L ^a   Lui, May H L ^a   Lee, Diana T F ^a   Thompson, David R ^a   Chau, Janita P C ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LOVE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY;

EID: 28044458529     PISSN: 15455556     EISSN: 15455556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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