Sexuality in residential aged care: A survey of perceptions and policies in australian nursing homes

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-194

  Shuttleworth, Russell ^a   Russell, Cherry ^a   Weerakoon, Patricia ^a   Dune, Tinashe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Elderly; Policy; Residential aged care; Sexuality; Training

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PERCEPTION; POLICY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 77955714027     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-010-9164-6     Document Type: Review

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