Sexuality in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-34

  Isler, Aysegul ^a   Tas, Fatma ^b   Beytut, Dilek ^b   Conk, Zeynep ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent with intellectual disability; Sexuality; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PARENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; TOUCH; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 67349087672     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-009-9107-2     Document Type: Article

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