A study on sexuality with the parents of adolescents with intellectual disability

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 229-237

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

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Intellectual disability; Parents; Sexuality; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MASTURBATION; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 70450263271     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-009-9130-3     Document Type: Article

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