The assessment of the sexual knowledge of a person with a severe learning disability and a severe communication disorder

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 123-129

  Bell, Dorothy M ^a   Cameron, Lois ^b  

^a Argyll & Bute Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication disorder; Learning disability; Sexual abuse; Sexual knowledge; Talking mats

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947676555     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2003.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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