Sterilisation of intellectually disabled women

European Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 428-432

  Servais, L ^a   Leach, R ^b   Jacques, D ^c   Roussaux, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b Clinique Notre Dame de Grace   (Belgium)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contraception; Intellectual disability; Mental retardation; Sexuality; Sterilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE;

EID: 7044264441     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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