Sexual health care in persons with intellectual disabilities

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-56

  Servais, Laurent ^a,b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contraception; Hygiene management; Pregnancy; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted disease; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; CONTRACEPTION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHICS; EXPECTANCY; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32544445983     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20093     Document Type: Review

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