Addressing issues of sexuality with adolescents with disabilities

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 513-527

  Gordon, Phyllis A ^a   Tschopp, Molly K ^a   Feldman, David ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Disabilities; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 5044220886     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CASW.0000043362.62986.6f     Document Type: Article

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