An evaluation of research and training resources for the sex education of people with moderate to severe learning disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-37

  Grieve, Alan ^a   Mclaren, Shona ^a   Lindsay, William R ^a  

^a Clinical Psychology Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Disabilities; Evaluation; Learning; Research; Sex education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947661936     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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