Attitudes and perceptions towards disability and sexuality

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1148-1155

  Esmail, Shaniff ^a   Darry, Kim ^a   Walter, Ashlea ^a   Knupp, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Education; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISABLED PERSONS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952906363     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903419277     Document Type: Article

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