Psychological theories of disability and sexuality: A literature review

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-69

  Schulz, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Psychology; Sexuality; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749113233     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911350802631578     Document Type: Review

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