Contraception and women with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-369

  McCarthy, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraception; Intellectual disabilities; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249124484     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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