Sexuality and people with intellectual disabilities: Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and needs

Mental Retardation

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-294

  Siebelink, Eline M ^a   De Jong, Menno D T ^a   Taal, Erik ^a   Roelvink, Leo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Aveleijn Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33746874144     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: 00476765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2006)44[283:SAPWID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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