'Now I'd like to sleep with Rachael' - researching sexuality support in a service agency group home

Disability and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-315

  Hamilton, Carol Anne ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Disability; Sexuality; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949110250     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590902789461     Document Type: Article

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