Sex and occupational therapy: Contradictions or contraindications?

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 362-365

  Pollard, Nick ^a   Sakellariou, Dikaios ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Occupation; Sex; Sexual needs; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 34548409051     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260707000807     Document Type: Review

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