Sexuality and intimacy in assisted living: Residents' perspectives and experiences

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 25-37

  Frankowski, Ann Christine ^b   Clark, Leanne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Ethnography; Institutional oversight; Long term care; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649138811     PISSN: 15536610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/srsp.2009.6.4.25     Document Type: Article

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