Judging the acceptability of sexual intercourse among people with learning DISABILities: A Mexico-france comparison

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-91

  Morales, Guadalupe Elizabeth Morales ^a   Ramirez, Ernesto Octavio Lopez ^a   Esterle, Me'lanie ^b   Sastre, María Teresa Muñoz ^b   Mullet, Etienne ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

^c Institute of Advanced Studies   (France)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; France; Learning disability; Mexico; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REPLICATION STUDY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 77954541659     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-010-9147-7     Document Type: Article

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