Sexuality and occupational therapy: Exploring the link

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 350-356

  Sakellariou, Dikaios ^a   Algado, Salvador Simó ^b  

^a Departament de Terapia Ocupacional ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOLISTIC CARE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MASCULINITY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 33748339178     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606900802     Document Type: Review

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