Staff attitudes towards the sexuality of people with learning disabilities: A comparison of different professional groups and residential facilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-84

  Grieve, Alan ^a   McLaren, Shona ^a   Lindsay, William ^a   Culling, Ewan ^b  

^a NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care staff attitudes; Education; Learning disability; Rights; Sexuality; Staff training

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949104033     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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